Russia and China engage in joint military war games

The Sun has a story by Jon Lockett about a joint Russian-Chinese military exercise taking place in eastern Siberia close to the Chinese border. Putin watched with binoculars.


Russian tanks roar up and down hills.


China has lots of tanks, too and lots of guys to ride in them.

The jaw-dropping numbers involved in the Vostok-2018 include:

Around 300,000 battle-ready Russian troops.
More than 1,000 planes, helicopters, and drones.
36,000 tanks and armoured personal carriers.
More than 80 ships and naval support vessels.
An estimated 30 aircraft from the Chinese air force.
Mongolian troops will also join the battles.
Russia has one million military personnel in total.

The war games are underway at five ranges in the east of Russia, and in the waters of the Sea of Japan, Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Read more here.