Pictures show that the participating troops from China and Russia parade at the launch ceremony in 13 ground phalanxes, together with two air echelons. GLOBAL TIMES PHOTOGUANGDONG: China and Russia on Friday wrapped up the five-day Zapad/Interaction-2021 joint strategic exercises in Northwest China with the live-fire phase featuring some of the most advanced weapons in the world and strong, saturation firepower that analysts said would be overwhelming to any enemy. A joint warplane group featuring China's H-6 bombers, J-11 and J-16 fighter jets as well as Russia's Su-30SM fighter jets continued air strikes, while air defense forces used different types of missiles and artillery to accurately intercept hostile drone swarms. Air force aviation forces, army aviation forces, ground armored vehicle and artillery forces and air defense forces acted in an area of six kilometers long and seven kilometers deep and launched the attack from six different altitudes by taking turns. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the live-fire drills, held talks and witnessed the signing of related cooperation documents, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced in a press release on Friday.

Source: Manila Times August 14, 2021 11:37 UTC