TAONAN, Jilin,Xinhua-- A 92-member advance unit of Russia's air force and two Il-76 air lifters arrived Sunday noon at a base in Qiqihar in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province to prepare for a joint exercise with the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The advance unit includes personnel responsible for commanding aviation, communications, weather service and mechanics.
Prior to their arrival, 161 soldiers, 41 commanding and armored vehicles arrived Saturday afternoon by train at the PLA's Taonan tactic training base in northeast China's Jilin Province.
All Russian troops to participate in the drill will arrive at the drill venue by July 14, according to the Defense Ministry.
China and Russia, both members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), will jointly conduct the five-day anti-terrorism military drill code-named "Peace Mission-2009" beginning July 22.
About 1,300 personnel from both armies and air forces will participate in the exercise. Russia will also send an airborne assault unit, according to the Defense Ministry.
Most of the PLA's 1,300 troops in the exercise have been deployed, the ministry said.
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