Mountain motorized infantry will represent Russia in international exercises "Peace mission-2016" 52408165

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 Mountain motorized infantry will represent Russia in international exercises "Peace mission-2016"
Units of the newly formed mountain infantry brigade of the Central Military District (CMD) will take part in joint anti-terrorist command and staff exercise of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) "Peace mission 2016".
     
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 Mountain infantry brigade troops on Tiger-M armored vehicles (Photo Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation)
     
Preparing for the international exercise soldiers trained the detection and elimination of conditional armed bands on the range in the Kemerovo Region.

"In the framework of preparations for the international exercise the servicemen trained to detect and eliminate a conditional bandit formation at a range in Kemerovo region. Assault groups on Tiger armored vehicles sealed the area seized by terrorists, eliminated them and also searched for and neutralized explosives. Mountain troops from Tuva will for the first represent Russia at the international Peaceful Mission-2016 exercise," the press service said.

More than 200 soldiers and more than 50 units of weapons, military and special equipment participated in manoeuvres.

Anti-terrorist command-staff exercise of the armed forces of states-participants of the SCO "Peace mission – 2016" will be held from 15 to 21 September in Kyrgyzstan at the training center "Edelweiss". It will involve units of the armed forces of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia and Tajikistan.