“This year, invitations were sent to 90 states, including members of the North Atlantic Alliance,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Along with this, he added that over five years more than 20 thousand representatives of the armies of 40 countries took part in these games.

Shoigu also noted that this year the relevant events will be held from August 23 to September 5.

In August 2019, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Ministry of Defense told how many people attended the V Army International Games.