The joint anti-terrorist exercise of the armed forces of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) "Peace Mission-2021" will be held from September 20 to 24 at the Donguz training ground in the Orenburg Region.
"In total, about 5.5 thousand servicemen and more than 1.2 thousand units of weapons, military and special equipment are involved in the exercise "Peace Mission-2021". The basis of the Russian contingent consists of units of the Guards Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District, special purpose brigades, management and logistics of the Central Military District stationed in the Samara region, as well as parts of the operational and tactical aviation of the Central Military District and military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces," the press service of the military district said.
The military authorities and units of China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will take part in them. And also for the first time the military contingent of the Republic of Belarus.
According to the military, the main objectives of the exercise are to improve the coherence of the governing bodies of the coalition group of troops in the preparation and conduct of a joint anti-terrorist operation, exchange experience in countering terrorism, as well as mastering the basic tactical techniques and methods of action of the forces (troops) under the leadership of the joint military administration body.
The implementation of combat training tasks during the exercise "Peace Mission-2021" will be carried out taking into account the development of the military-political situation in the Central Asian region. The units will work out ways to counter new tactics used by international terrorist organizations, combat unmanned aerial vehicles, and prevent terrorist attacks using chemical and biological weapons.