Russian Servicemen Arrive In India To Take Part In Indra-2018 Drills - Spokesman

VLADIVOSTOK (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th November, 2018) �The servicemen of Russia's Eastern Military District arrived in India on Monday to take part in the Indra-2018 military drills, which will be held in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Nikolai Voskresensky said.

The Indra-2018 exercises are set to officially start in India later on Monday and last until November 28. A total of 500 Russian and Indian troops are set to take part in the drills. The military vehicles for the exercises will be provided by the Indian side.

"Il-76 military transport aircraft .

.. have landed at the Indian military air base of Gwalior. Then, Russian troops were taken by land transport to the Babin�training ground in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northwest India, where a solemn meeting of the participants of the exercises was held in accordance with the national traditions of India," Voskresensky told journalists.

As part of the Indra-2018 exercises, Russia and India will be working on jointly planning peacemaking operations, coordinating the two sides' headquarters and ground forces units, as well as neutralizing a simulated group of terrorists.