Indian Troops Arrive In Russia For SCO Anti-Terror Drills - Russian Military

YEKATERINBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) About 300 troops from India arrived in Russia's Chelyabinsk Region on two military transport aircraft Il-76 to take part in joint anti-terror exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Peace Mission 2018, Russia's Central Military District said Tuesday.

"The first servicemen of foreign armies of the countries participating in the joint anti-terrorist command and staff exercise of the armed forces of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states 'Peace Mission-2018' arrived in the Urals. Today, two Il-76 military transport aircraft with about 300 soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces, as well as equipment, landed on the airfield in the Chelyabinsk Region," the statement said.

Peace Mission-2018 drills will be held on August 22-29 in the town of Chebarkul in Chelyabinsk Region. The military command, the ground forces and aviation of the armed forces of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, as well as India and Pakistan will participate in the exercise. Representatives of Uzbekistan will participate in the drills as observers. In total, more than 3,000 servicemen of the SCO member states and about 500 units of equipment, including aviation, will be involved in the exercises.