The Russian-Chinese military exercises Peace Mission 2009 are the second joint military exercises of the Russian Federation and China , which took place from July 22 to 26 in Russia and China. [one]
According to the head of the exercises on the Russian side, the deputy commander of the Russian Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Studenikin, about 3 thousand military personnel, about 300 units of ground equipment and more than 40 airplanes and helicopters took part in the maneuvers on both sides. [one]
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Goals and objectives
According to the Deputy Chief of the Main Staff of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Sergei Antonov, "the design of the exercises, their subject matter, is mainly anti-terrorist." [2]
Training Course
According to the scenario of the exercises, illegal armed groups captured the city of Kuanshanzhen. The task of the ground forces of Russia and China is to conduct a joint operation to destroy terrorists. Part of the training took place at the Taonan training ground of the Shenyang Military District [3] .
The operation to destroy the militants and free the hostages took 1 hour 20 minutes. The exercises ended in a parade in which all the units involved in the operation took part. [four]
Incidents
During the exercises, the Chinese fighter-bomber JH-7A crashed. Both crew members died. [five]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 “Peace Mission 2009” will be held in Russia and China. Archived July 16, 2009 at Wayback Machine Russia 's Arms . July 15, 2009
- ↑ The Russian Motorized Rifle Battalion will take part in Peace Mission 2009. News. Ru. March 30, 2009 (Retrieved August 17, 2009)
- ↑ Practical training of troops within the framework of Sino-Russian joint exercises was held at the Taonan training ground
- ↑ NTV Peace Mission - 2009 ended in China . 07/27/2009. (Retrieved August 17, 2009)
- ↑ J-10 crashed fighter pilot awarded for skillful actions
See also
- Peace Mission - 2005 - the first bilateral Russian-Chinese military exercises.
Links
- Photo report on the exercises (inaccessible link) on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation .
- Peace Mission - 2009 on the website of the People's Daily newspaper.