Vietnamese tank contingent an interesting dark horse: Belarusian general

Tanks brought to the Army Games 2021

The Belarusian general made the statement in a short talk with the reporter of the online edition of the People’s Army Newspaper at Alabino training ground in Moscow where a short and solemn ceremony to welcome tanks brought by foreign tank contingents to compete at the upcoming International Army Games 2021 took place.

At the press conference held after the ceremony, the Belarusian tank contingent chief said that his crew-members started their training for the games since early this year. The contingent has made more thorough preparations for the games and their tanks are better than previous ones.

This year, the Belarusian tank contingent will compete with their peers from the host Russia, China, Vietnam, and other countries. According to Maj. Gen. Nikroshevich, the Russian and Chinese tank crews are strong and he considers the Vietnamese crews an interesting unknown factor.

Colonel Yushkov talks with reporters of the Vietnamese People’s Army Newspaper.

Agreeing with the Belarusian general’s assessment, Colonel Yushkow, an official in charge of press and information under the Russian Ministry of Defense, highly praised the Vietnamese tank contingent’s comprehensive preparations. “This is not difficult to understand because entering a higher-level group, you are required to compete at a higher level. I still remember that Russian and foreign audiences were impressed with the performance of the Vietnamese tank crews at the “Tank Biathlon” event last year. I watched almost all of the competitions of the Vietnamese tank contingent last year. I am looking forward to a better and more spectacular performance of the Vietnamese tank crews this  year,” said Yushkov.

The Russian senior officer also informed that the organizers will hold a lot-drawing ceremony to select competition groups and colors of tanks.

Translated by Mai Huong