Russian combat equipment landed on the territory of Serbia

As part of the joint anti-terrorist exercises of the SREM-2014, in which Russian paratroopers and fighters of Serbian special forces took part, Russian military equipment was first landed in Serbia.

"Two units of BMD-2 landing vehicles BMD-2 were landed from the landing site of the military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force," the Airborne Forces press service notes, which quotes Interfax-AVN . For landing, multicup parachute systems of ISS-350-9 and parachute-platform systems PBS-916 were used.

The landed equipment was promptly spread by combat vehicles, brought into combat state and, as part of the Russian paratrooper units, took part in the training of tactical and fire training at the Nikinzi training ground. In addition, from the AN-26 transport aircraft of the AN-26 of the Serbia Air Force to the area of ​​the joint anti-terrorism operation, the landing of the Serbian special forces unit on special parachutes of the Kryllo type was carried out.

The joint Russian-Serbian anti-terrorism exercises of the SREM-2014 include combat coordination and joint training in tactical training with combat shooting. According to the deputy commander of the Airborne Forces, Major General Alexander Vyaznikov, the Russian and Serbian servicemen showed a high level of interaction and coherence during the exercises. "We understand each other at a glance. This is facilitated by both the proximity of the Russian and Serbian languages, and the general approaches to the training and training of our military personnel," the general noted.

The first joint training of Russian troops and Serbian special forces took place on Friday, November 8, RIA Novosti reports. Then the Russian-Serbian group managed to perform a number of tasks for conducting ground and air explorations using grenade-1 drones and a deltalet. In addition, an operation was performed to destroy the base of conditional terrorists and the release of hostages. During the training, the operation of the flank interaction between the shock helicopters CA 342 Gazelle with military vehicles of the M-86 military vehicles was also worked out. To complete the tasks, the participants used 60 mm mortars, portable anti-tank missile systems 9K 111 "Fagot" and several different types of small arms.

According to the Ministry of Defense, which is referred to by Interfax, the joint tactical anti-terrorist teaching of the SREM-2014 of the Airborne Forces of Russia and the Serbian special forces is carried out in accordance with the plan for the International Military Cooperation of the Armed Forces of Russia for 2014 and the agreements reached between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Serbia.