Eight of which will be held in Russia
MOSCOW, January 1.
/TASS/. Russia’s Ground Forces will take part in nine international drills in
2021, eight of which will be held in Russia, the Defense Ministry said in a
statement.
"Nine joint
military exercises involving Russia’s Ground Forces and foreign troops are
scheduled to take place in 2021 as part of international defense
cooperation," the statement reads.
According to the
Defense Ministry, Russia is expected to host six bilateral drills, including
Russian-Algerian drills, the Indra-2021 Russian-Indian exercise, the
Friendship-2021 Russian-Pakistani exercise, the Laros-2021 Russian-Laotian
drills, Russian-Vietnamese tank exercises and Russia-Sri Lankan anti-terrorism
exercise.
"In addition,
the Peace Mission 2020 joint anti-terrorist drills involving Shanghai
Cooperation Organization countries and the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2021
exercise involving the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization are also expected to take place in Russia," the statement
said.
The ministry added
that Russian troops would also participate in the Selenga 2021
Russian-Mongolian exercise.
"All exercises
will be aimed at boosting peacekeeping and counterterrorism efforts," the
Russian Defense Ministry emphasized.
Source: ITAR-TASS
02-01-2021
