Russia to participate in ASEAN’s anti-terrorist exercise in September

KHABAROVSK, July 29. /TASS/. Russian military servicemen from the Eastern Military District will participate in ASEAN’s anti-terrorist exercise in Thailand and China in the autumn, the Eastern Military District’s press-service said. "Stages of an international anti-terrorist exercise by the ASEAN countries will be held in Thailand and China. In the first half of September Thailand’s royal naval training center will hold joint training for multinational command centers with representatives of Russia’s Eastern Military District taking part. The training will be part of preparations for a practical phase of ASEAN’s anti-terrorist exercise in China," the news release says. During the practical phase of the exercise the Eastern Military District’s special purpose units and other countries’ forces will conduct live firing practice and demonstrate combat vehicles driving skills. Russian troops will have a chance to use Chinese military hardware. "The active phase of the exercise will include helicopter-borne assault and mountaineering drills. Tactical groups will practice joint operations to free hostages held inside administrative buildings and means of transport, search for and dispose of explosive devices and carry out indoor and outdoor radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance. The Eastern Military District will delegate a group of 40 officers and commandos to the exercise. Read more