The second joint military drills in less than 10 months
Russia, Syria to hold six-day military drills
Russian Rear Admiral says the drills are planned to work out the issues of joint actions of aviation, air defence and electronic warfare forces in repulsion of air strikes.
Wednesday 05/07/2023
The second joint military drills in less than 10 months
MOSCOW - Joint Russian-Syrian air force and air defence exercises will begin in Syria on July 5 and last six days, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, head of the Russian Reconciliation Centre for Syria, was quoted as telling Russian news agencies on Tuesday.
"In the course of training it is planned to work out the issues of joint actions of aviation, air defence and electronic warfare forces in repulsion of air strikes," Gurinov said.
Last October, Syrian and Russian soldiers took part in joint military drills at the Tartus naval base along Syria's Mediterranean coast.