Kyrgyzstan to host joint tactical exercises

Bishkek, July 16, 2019. /Kabar/. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan plans to hold on July 18-20, 2019 a joint special tactical exercise Sary Tash-2019, the press service of the General Staff of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
The topic of the exercise will be the preparation and conduct of a joint special operation to block and destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
About 600 people, more than 100 military equipment units, artillery systems, planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles will take part in the exercise. In addition to servicemen of the Army and Air Defense Forces, National Guard of the Armed Forces, State Defense Committee, State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, State Committee for National Security and Ministry of Emergency Situations will be involved in the exercise.
As part of the preparation for the event, a field tent camp with the necessary infrastructure, amenities and training facilities has been established in Sary-Tash area.