Mi-24 helicopters fly to the position during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A Mi-24 helicopter flies to the position during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A Mi-24 helicopter shoots the targets during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
Soldiers stand by a self-propelled artillery 2S3 during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
An artillery vehicle GRAD goes to position during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
Russian automatic rifles AKM (L) and AK-74 are seen during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
Mi-24 helicopters hover above the position during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A soldier in camouflage cloak is seen during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A Mi-24 helicopter flies to the position during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A Mi-24 helicopter shoots the targets during the Center-2019 military exercise in Dushanbe region, Tajikistan, on Sept. 18, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. A total of 128,000 troops, more than 20,000 units of weapons and military hardware, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels will take part in the drills on several training grounds in the three countries and the Caspian Sea. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
