Peacekeepers and special forces from the Central Military District have been deployed to Uzbekistan to participate in joint exercises, where tasks to ensure territorial integrity to the border with Afghanistan, according to the press service of the district reports.
The delivery of military, weapons and things from Samara was carried out by the Il-76 military transport aircraft. About 1.5 thousand soldiers of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan will participate in the exercises. The events will last from July 30 to August 10.
Earlier it was reported that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had arrived in Tajikistan for a working visit. The Minister participated in a meeting of heads of military departments of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was attended by delegations from India, Kazakhstan, China, ; Uzbekistan and others, as well as Belarus, which has observer status at the SCO.