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Joint Exercise With Russia Continues In Gobi Desert

September 05 2017

Mongolia

Mongolia is hosting Russian military forces at its Zuunbayan training range in the Gobi Desert for a bilateral exercise, reports Russia's Tass news agency.

The drills, which are taking place in the Gobi for the first time, began with a ceremony on Aug. 31. Last year's exercise lasted a week and that is also expected this year.

More than 1,000 military personnel, including around 500 Russians from the separate motor rifle unit based in Kyakhta in the Republic Buryatia in...

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