Russian and Mongolian troops are set to engage in the "Selenga-2024" joint military exercises in Mongolia..The Selenga exercise, renamed in 2011 after the Selenga River, has been held annually since 2008. Initially called "Darkhan," the exercises focus on antiterrorism tactics, including tactical training, live-fire stages, and operations aimed at locating and neutralizing hypothetical illegal armed groups. Additionally, in commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the Soviet-Mongolian victory against the Japanese army at Khalkhin Gol, ceremonial events are planned..The Russian Ministry of Defense specified that, prior to the exercise, preliminary drills were conducted to qualify the units for participation. Russian troops had traveled from their permanent base in the Republic of Buryatia to the loading station at Naushki..The Russian Ministry of Defense specified that their troops left their permanent base in the Republic of Buryatia by military trains for their destination at the Bayan Tumen railway station near Choibalsan, approximately 30 km from the exercise's training ground..While the Selenga exercise is held annually, the 2024 edition coincides with Ukrainian incursions into the Kursk region. This situation prompted Russian federal authorities to declare a state of emergency in Kursk Oblast and to initiate counterterrorism operations across Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk Oblasts.
Russian and Mongolian troops are set to engage in the "Selenga-2024" joint military exercises in Mongolia..The Selenga exercise, renamed in 2011 after the Selenga River, has been held annually since 2008. Initially called "Darkhan," the exercises focus on antiterrorism tactics, including tactical training, live-fire stages, and operations aimed at locating and neutralizing hypothetical illegal armed groups. Additionally, in commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the Soviet-Mongolian victory against the Japanese army at Khalkhin Gol, ceremonial events are planned..The Russian Ministry of Defense specified that, prior to the exercise, preliminary drills were conducted to qualify the units for participation. Russian troops had traveled from their permanent base in the Republic of Buryatia to the loading station at Naushki..The Russian Ministry of Defense specified that their troops left their permanent base in the Republic of Buryatia by military trains for their destination at the Bayan Tumen railway station near Choibalsan, approximately 30 km from the exercise's training ground..While the Selenga exercise is held annually, the 2024 edition coincides with Ukrainian incursions into the Kursk region. This situation prompted Russian federal authorities to declare a state of emergency in Kursk Oblast and to initiate counterterrorism operations across Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk Oblasts.
