Учения НАТО в Грузии

В знак солидарности с Грузией силы НАТО на этой неделе проводит военные учения в этой стране Южного Кавказа.

В учениях под названием "Благородный партнер 2017" принимают участие более двух тысяч восемьсот военнослужащих из 8 стран НАТО и стран-партнеров НАТО.

Тяжелая военная техника 2-го кавалерийского полка США, включая танки, артиллерию и бронемашины, на протяжении всей недели высаживалась на черноморском побережье Грузии и перевозилась по железной дороге на военную базу Вазиани, в центре страны, где сегодня начинаются учения, которые продлятся до 12 августа. В рамках учений будут отработаны учения с боевой стрельбой и воздушные операции.

Передвигаясь по главной автомобильной магистрали страны "Запад-Восток", которая соединяет столицу Тбилиси с западной частью страны, техника НАТО прошла в нескольких сотнях метров от российских войск, дислоцированных на сепаратистской территории Южной Осетии. В 2008 году, во время пика короткой грузино-российской войны российские войска вышли на эту магистраль, вызвав опасения, что Россия пытается разделить Грузию на две части. Однако, они быстро отошли назад на несколько сотен метров к старым пограничным линиям бывшей советской области Южной Осетии, где остаются по сей день.

Среди стран, участвующих в учениях, - военный союзник России, Армения, которая также участвует в программе НАТО "Партнерство ради мира". Среди других стран-участниц: Великобритания и Турция. Изначально Азербайджан также должен был принимать участие в учениях, но в последний момент отказался от этих планов, скорее всего, из-за участия Армении.

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фото: Американские бронетранспортеры, проходящие рядом с административной границей сепаратистской Республики Южная Осетия, которая патрулируется российскими войсками.

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