Naval soldiers set off for 2021 Army Games

Frigate 016-Quang Trung sets off for Russia (Photo: www.qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam People’s Navy on July 12 held a ceremony in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa to see off a delegation of naval soldiers who will compete in the 2021 Army Games in Russia.

The team will also participate in a parade in celebration of the 325th founding anniversary of the Russian Navy.

The delegation will compete in the “Seaborne Assault” category for naval infantry units, with their fleet comprising frigates 015-Tran Hung Dao and 016-Quang Trung of Brigade 162 of Naval Region 4.

The two vessels left Cam Ranh port in Khanh Hoa province for Russia on July 13.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, this year’s Army Games will be held from August 22 to September 4. A total of 277 teams from 41 countries and territories will compete in 34 categories.

Teams from the Vietnam People’s Army gained outstanding results and surpassed their set targets at the 2020 Army Games./.

VNA