Russian organizes a strategic military exercise in the east of the country

Moscow, (ST) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian East will witness a military training carried out by units of the Russian Armed Forces, with the participation of units from the forces of several countries, including Syria.

Sputnik quoted the ministry as saying in a statement on Tuesday that the forces participating in the strategic training (East 2022) include more than two thousand foreign soldiers from Syria, China, India, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Myanmar and Nicaragua.

The statement indicated that the forces participating in this strategic training will practice carrying out offensive and defensive operations. 

“The activities of the concluding phase will include the participating forces occupying an important position and directing the intense fire strike by artillery and aviation in preparation for an offensive operation to defeat the enemy”, the statement added.

The strategic training activities (East 2022) were launched on the first of this September and will continue until the 7th of this month, with the participation of more than 50,000 soldiers and about 5,000 pieces of weapons and equipment, including 140 aircraft, 60 warships and support ships.

Raghda Sawas