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ZAPAD – INTERACTION 2021 In Northwest China

In the preliminary training, the Chinese airborne troops participating in the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise used air-dropped tanks to conduct ground cover and organise an offensive ~ photographed on July 29 [Xinhua News Agency: Wang Lianbin]

The first-phase of the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 joint military exercise between China and Russia began in northwest China on Tuesday.

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Press Release, Yinchuan, 10 August 2021: The first-phase drill of the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021, a joint military exercise between China and Russia, began in northwest China on Tuesday.

In the first combined exercise of ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 with real troops and live ammunition the Y-9 aircraft carried airborne troops into the ‘enemy’ deep area for group parachuting ~ photographed on August 5 [Xinhua News Agency: Liu Fang]

The two-day drill was designed to guide military command organs from both sides to optimise their command activities, which are related to intelligence, decision-making, planning, and control and assessment. For the first time, a sub-command for Russian officers has been established within the joint command, and a command information system specially designed for the two militaries has been applied.

In the first joint ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise the Chinese Army Aviation Group arrived at a predetermined area to carry out an air relay assault ~ photographed on August 5 [Xinhua News Agency: Liu Fang]

The joint exercise kicked off on Monday at a combined-arms tactical training base of the People’s Liberation Army in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and is set to continue until Aug. 13. It aims to deepen the joint anti-terrorism operations between the two militaries and demonstrate the firm determination and strength of the two countries to jointly safeguard international and regional security and stability.

Source: People’s Republic of China Ministry of National Defense

In the preliminary training, Russian officers and soldiers participating in the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise took a Chinese helicopter to conduct airborne training ~ photographed on August 3 [Xinhua News Agency: Wang Lianbin]
In the first combined exercise of ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 with real soldiers and live ammunition, a Chinese helicopter carried a Special Forces team to a predetermined area where they carried out a cable landing ~ photographed on August 5 [Xinhua News Agency: Liu Fang]
In the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise for the first live-loaded live ammunition training, the field rescue force provided support for the joint task force ~ photographed on August 5 [Xinhua News Agency: Liu Fang]
In the first combined exercise of ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 the armoured assault vehicle entered the scheduled area and the Chinese soldiers boarded the vehicle during the march ~ photographed on August 5 [Xinhua News Agency: Liu Fang]
In the pre-training period Russian officers and soldiers participating in the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise organised infantry fighting vehicle formation training ~ photographed on August 2 [Xinhua News Agency: Wang Lianbin]
Russian officers and soldiers participating in the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise conducted adaptive training ~ photographed on August 6 [Xinhua News Agency: Ding Kai]
Russian officers and soldiers participating in the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise piloted Chinese equipment for adaptability training ~ photographed on August 2) [Xinhua News Agency: Ding Kai]
In the preliminary training the battlefield rescue team of the comprehensive support group participating in the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise rescued the wounded ~ photographed on August 4 ~ photographed[Xinhua News Agency: Wei Kunxiang]
In the preliminary training the rescue vehicles participating in the ZAPAD / INTERACTION 2021 exercise were rescued on the battlefield ~ photographed on August 4 ~ photographed[Xinhua News Agency: Su Yi]

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