During the maneuvers,
the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces will practice measures to localize an
armed conflict in the Central Asian region of the organization’s collective
security.
MOSCOW, June 7.
/TASS/. About 2,500 troops and more than 500 pieces of military hardware from
Russia’s Central Military District will be involved in the Interaction-2018
drills of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kyrgyzstan in
mid-October, the District’s press office reported on Thursday.
"Following the
round of staff negotiations of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia
and Tajikistan that were held in Bishkek, a decision was made that the
Interaction-2018 drills will involve about 2,500 Russian servicemen and more
than 500 items of military hardware, including aviation and unmanned aerial
vehicles," the press office reported.
"The drills will
be directed by Central Military District Commander Lieutenant-General Alexander
Lapin," the press office said.
During the maneuvers,
the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces will practice measures to localize an
armed conflict in the Central Asian region of the organization’s collective
security.
As TASS reported
earlier, the CSTO’s joint drills dubbed Interaction will be held at the
Edelveis practice range in Kyrgyzstan this year, with their active phase
scheduled for October 10-13.
Source: ITAR-TASS
07-06-2018
