YEKATERINBURG. Sept 6 (Interfax) - A Russian-Kazakh military exercise has come to an end at the Kara-Khaak range in Tuva, in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountains, the press service for Russia's Central Military District said on Monday.
"During the active stage of the exercise, servicemen from the two countries stopped the penetration of mock illegal armed units into the territory of an allied state. Before that, servicemen conducted reconnaissance using forces and hardware of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces," the press service said.
Seeking to block an offensive by the mock enemy, Mil Mi-8 military transport helicopters ensured the landing of a Russian-Kazakh tactical team in highland areas difficult to access under the protection of two Mi-24 attack helicopters, it said.
"Once they took defense positions and deployed outposts and observation posts, the training forces began patrolling the protected area. Russian and Kazakh troops detected the mock militants on the offensive, engaged the enemy, and pushed it back to the 'border' of the allied state," the press service said.
Scattered groups of the mock enemy were destroyed by motorized infantry units mounted on Tigr armored vehicles. The units caught up with the enemy and gunned down the "militants."
Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles conducted aerial reconnaissance in the exercise zone.
As reported earlier, the tactical company exercise of Russian and Kazakh troops began on August 31 and involved over 500 servicemen and about 150 pieces of military hardware.
The exercise was aimed at improving practical skills for neutralizing terrorist groups, interaction between units, and joint planning of hostilities.