Units of the Russian Airborne troops with hardware and armament are participating in the joint international exercise held in Africa for the first time, Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Monday.

The Russian forces are to leave Russia for Egypt in October 2016.

This exercise will be one of the first opportunities to hold joint exercise in the territory of Africa, according to Russia’s MoD.

Representatives of more than 30 countries will be spectators of the international exercise.

Russian military servicemen are taking part in the exercise under the reached agreements with the Egyptian party and in accordance to the plan of international activity of the Russian Defense Ministry.

Source: Russian Defense Ministry