China News Service, Beijing, August 27th. The reporter learned on the 27th that the first echelon of Chinese troops participating in the "Peace Mission-2021" SCO joint counter-terrorism military exercise will depart from Baicheng, Jilin, to Oren, Russia on the evening of the 26th. Fort exercise area.
This marked the official start of the multi-arm, long-distance, and heavy-duty cross-border long-range delivery of Chinese troops participating in the exercise.
The exercise will be held from September 11th to 25th at the Eastern Guzz Shooting Range in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.
Eight SCO member states including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan participated in the exercise, with a total force of about 4,000.
Among them, more than 550 Chinese troops participated in the exercise and 130 vehicles (equipment) were dispatched.
The Chinese joint campaign command organization and participating troops are dispatched by the PLA Northern Theater and the troops under its jurisdiction. The participating troops are composed of the capable forces of the 80th Army Group in the Northern Theater and the support and support forces such as information support, medical and health care, and transportation and delivery.
"It is very rare to be able to go abroad to participate in the joint exercise of multinational forces. We will definitely appear on the international stage with the strongest combat capability and the best military image." Liu Quan, brigade commander of a synthetic brigade of the Army of the Northern Theater Command, told reporters. During the exercise, they divided into tactical training, specialization training, formation training, and elemental joint training to prepare for joint command, joint offense and defense, joint strike, and comprehensive support.
It is reported that the Chinese troops participating in the exercise will adopt multiple delivery methods such as railway and air, and separate multiple echelons for long-distance cross-border delivery. All of them are expected to arrive at the exercise area on September 10.
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