DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus — Celebrations to mark the 65th anniversary of the formation of Russia’s Motorized Rifle Division 201, currently deployed in Tajikistan, are starting in Dushanbe today.
According to Pavel Konev, a spokesman for Russian Military Base 201 in Tajikistan, a festive concert is starting in Dushanbe today at 3:00 p.m.
The same day in the evening, demonstration firing is being conducted at the Lohour training grounds located some 20 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe.
On June 1, exhibition performances with participation of paratroopers and servicemen of the group Antiterror will be held at the base’s headquarters in Dushanbe’s Giprozemgorodok area, the spokesman said.
Motorized Rifle Division 201 was formed in May-June 1943 by resolution of the Military Council of the Leningrad Front. The division has been honored with the Order of the Red Banner twice.
