Russia has deployed Sukhoi fighter jets in one of its military bases in Central Asia for mock CSTO exercises pointing to prevent any spillover of terrorism, radicalism, and extremism in war-torn Afghanistan.
A wing of Su-25 ground attack aircraft from Russia’s Kant integrated airbase in Kyrgyzstan will take part in the joint drills of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO) member states in Tajikistan, the press office of Russia’s Central Military District reported on Tuesday.
“Four Su-25 attack aircraft flew from their home aerodrome and landed at the Gissar airfield near Dushanbe. During the active phase of the Interaction 2021 joint drills of the CSTO Collective Operational Response Forces, the attack aircraft crews will practice searching for and eliminating a notional enemy’s facilities. They will also provide fire support from the air for motorized infantry and armored units in the course of accomplishing combat training assignments on mountainous and desert terrain,” the press office stated.
The CSTO member countries will conduct joint exercises called Interaction, Search, and Echelon on the territory of Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan in October that will include about 2700 troops. The Exercise Echelon is slated to be held from October 18 to 23 n Tajikistan.
