Eight Russian operational and tactical jets have been deployed to Tajikistan for participation in joint activities for combat raining of sub-units of the two armies, according to the press center of Russia’s Central Military District.
Sub-units of the Russian and Tajik armies will have to carry out combat training tasks in the single operational situation in accordance with the unified plan, the press center said, noting that four attack planes SU-25M have deployed to Tajikistan from the Russian air base Kant in Kyrgyzstan and four bombers SU-24M have been deployed to Tajikistan from the air base Shagol (Russia’s Chelyabinsk oblast).
The exercise that will last for a month is reportedly being held at the Harbmaydon training ground not far from the Tajik-Afghan border.
