Russia airlifted Su-30SM multipurpose fighters to China to take part in maneuvers
The Russian Defense Ministry has deployed Su-30SM multipurpose fighters to China, which will take part in the Sibu-2021 (Interaction) joint exercises. This was reported by the press service of the military department.
The fighters, having covered a distance of 1,5 thousand km, landed on the territory of the Ningxia-Hui Autonomous Region, where joint exercises will be held at the training ground of the Ministry of Defense of the PLA "Qingtongxia" from August 9 to 14, in which, in addition to aviation Russian motorized riflemen and special forces will also take part. From the side of the PLA, Air Force planes, as well as units of the Ground Forces, are involved in the exercises. In total, about 2021 thousand servicemen of the two armies will take part in the "Interaction-10" exercise.
Following the landing of the Su-30SM, the Il-76MD military transport aircraft of the VTA of the Russian Aerospace Forces landed at the airfield, on which ammunition for Russian fighters arrived in China. Before the exercises, the joint Russian-Chinese group will conduct several practical exercises.
Meanwhile, Russian military and military equipment have also been transferred to China to participate in the "Clear Sky", "Suvorov Onslaught" and "Safe Environment" contests within the framework of the International Army Games - 2021. Typhoon-Air Defense combat vehicles have already been delivered to the PLA Korla training ground. and BMP-3, which will be used by the Russian military.
Following the Russian team, teams from Vietnam and Venezuela arrived in China to participate in the competition. The arrival of the teams is subject to quarantine requirements in connection with the coronavirus.
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