Published 14:55 IST, September 21st 2019
Indian Army carries out a Joint Manoeuvre in the Donguz Range
The ADGPI uploaded a video of the Indian Army carrying out a joint manoeuvre under air support of Russian air assets on Saturday in the Donguz Range, Russia.
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Twitter handle of ditional Directorate General of Public Information (GPI) uploed a video of Indian Army carrying out a joint maeuvre under air support of Russian air assets. In operation, several tanks can be seen in a deserted barren land in Donguz range with numerous helicopters flying past. This is Tsentr 2019 exercise which was aimed to increase cooperation, enhance interoperability among armies to help counter terrorism and provide security in Central Asian region. This operation for Ex-Tsentr 2019 event in Russia aimed to conduct joint military exercise.
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Tsentr 2019 Military Exercise in Russia
Tsentr 2019 military exercise has been scheduled between September 9 and September 23 for two weeks. It is a part of exercises that form part of Russian Armed Forces' annual training cycle. This joint military exercise will carried out with India, China, and Pakistan a range of military assets including ground and aerial assets. Donguz Ranges in Russian mainland was used for operation and can also be seen in Twitter video uploed by GPI. 2019 edition of exercise will consist of two modules where first module will include counter-terror operations, repelling airstrikes, reconnaissance operations and defensive measures and second will focus on offensive operations.
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Indian Army's arrival in Russia
On September 9, Indian Army received a 'Bre and Salt' ceremony upon contingent's arrival. Multilateral Exercise is organized by Central Military Commission of Russia an aim to counter threat of International Terrorism. mega-event will last till September 23 at Donguz training ranges in Russia's Orenburg. participation of India and Pakistan in Anti-Terror Drill in Russia comes at a time when bilateral relations between two nations are at an all-time low post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.
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12:01 IST, September 21st 2019