ASTANA. Aug 19 (Interfax-AVN) - International peacekeeping exercises that began in southeastern Kazakhstan on Wednesday involve 164 servicemen from Great Britain, the Kazakh Defense Ministry press service told Interfax on Wednesday.
Military attaches of Britain, India, South Korea, Russia, the United States and Turkey are following the exercises at the training center of the Kazakh air-mobile forces.
"The exercises will last until August 28 and will involve formations of the air-borne forces, air defense (SU-27 Flanker fighters, MI-8 Hip helicopters and AN-12 Cub cargo aircraft), and a 164-man strong British infantry battalion," the press service said.
It added that the exercises have an anti-terrorist nature. "The involvement of a greater number of personnel and military hardware distinguish it from previous exercises," the press service said.