Joint tactical and special drill Combat Fellowship - 2019 between the military units of Uzbekistan and Belarus are taking place at the Gurumsaray training ground in the Namangan province, the Ministry of Defense said.
The servicemen freed the hostages from simulated illegal armed groups, suddenly attacking the camp of the "militants". The servicemen jointly drilled breakthrough ofthe enemy defense line with armored vehicles, fire strikes at the militants’ shelters and help the flanks while descending from steep mountain slopes with mountain equipment.
In addition, the military enhanced skills for survival in the extreme mountain conditions. The Belarus servicemen worked out the task of circumventing ambushes on the way and concealing the placement of the camp with the use of terrain.
Joint exercises will last until May 27 and are part of the security cooperation plan signed between the two states in 2018.
