"Oriental -20122" exercise closed

Xinhua News Agency, Russia, Unsilisk, September 7th (Reporter Mei Shixiong) "Oriental -20122" exercise closed on the 7th at the Senkevsky training ground in Unsilisk, Russia.

At 10 o'clock local time, the closing ceremony officially started. In his speech, the director of the exercise and the deputy minister of the Russian Ministry of Defense said that through this exercise, he participated in the exercise to strengthen cooperation, enhance friendship, and consolidate unity. The commander of the China Joint Campaign Command said that in the past few days, while we have tested the combat capabilities and accumulated practical experience with all parties, we have also enhanced combat friendship and deepened mutual trust cooperation.

After the starting type, China, Russia, India, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Azerbai, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and other countries participated in the fighting costumes and for review. Multi -type fighters that perform exercise tasks are also reviewed.

As one of the 4 strategic directions of the Russian army, the "Oriental" series of exercises occupy an important position in the Russian exercise system. The "Oriental -20122" exercise began on August 31. He participated in more than 50,000 troops and conducted in multiple training grounds in the eastern Military Region of Russia and related seas of Japan. China participated in the military force consisting of the military forces in the Northern Theater, with a total of more than 2,000 people, as well as more than 300 vehicles (equipment), 21 fixed -wing aircraft and 2 helicopters, and 3 ships.

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