Egyptian, Russia paratroopers continue joint drills

CAIRO - 22 October 2018: Egyptian and Russian paratroopers continued conducting joint exercises as part of their anti-terrorist drills, codenamed "Defenders of Friendship 3".

The paratroopers carried out more than 200 parachute jumps.

The joint drills aim at exchanging training experiences as regards counter-terrorism tactics, freeing hostages and storming facilities based on the latest modern training systems.

The training comes as part of the cooperation between the Russian and Egyptian armed forces.