Russian president visits West-2017 military drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Russia's Leningrad region and observed Zapad-2017 (West-2017) military exercises Monday.


According to the scenario of the drills, the troops resisted the attack of a conventional group of terrorists.

Kremlin press service said that Zapad-2017 military drills, from Sep. 14 to Sept 20, involves about 12,700 troops from Russia and Belarus, 70 airplanes, up to 680 combat vehicles, and 10 warships.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 90 foreign representatives from over 50 countries have come to observe the exercises.
 [globaltimes.cn/Xinhua]
 19/9/17