Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu who is currently on a three-day Latin American tour has stated the successfull development of military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and Venezuela. Russian military cooperation with some countries of the world has resulted in several Russian bases abroad aiming at peacekeeping and strategic defense. Russian military bases abroad - in photo gallery by TASS.
Russian military bases abroad
The main objectives of the activities of Russian military bases abroad are peacekeeping and strategic defense
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Servicemen of Russian Space troops ajusting telescopes of space surveillance station Okno (Window). The complex is located 2200 metres above sea level in Nurak, Tajikistan
© ITAR-TASS/Sergei Zhukov Okno space surveillance station consists of a number of telescopes in domes. It is part of the Center for Outer Space Monitoring and is capable to detect space objects, such as satellites or space junk
© ITAR-TASS/Sergei Zhukov Russia’s air base in Kant located 20 km east of Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek is an air component of the CSTO rapid deployment force, aimed at ensuring security of the territory and air space of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries. Photo: Russian Su-27 flying over the Kant air base
© AP Photo/Vyacheslav Oseledko Photo: Russian officer guard patrols at Kant, a Russian air base, outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with a Su-25 ground attack jet parked is in background
© AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin Russian 102nd Military Base in Armenia's Gyumri is part of the Transcaucasian Group of Forces. Photo: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visiting the 102nd Russian Military Base in Gyumri
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Nikolskiy 4th Guards military base of Russian forces in South Ossetia. Photo: Soldiers work on a tank in a Russian military base in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, 2009
© EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV Soldiers cleaning weapons in a Russian military base in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, 2009
© EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV Russian officer standing next to an armored personnel carrier at the military base in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, 2009
© AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev Servicemen seen outside military barracks at the 7th military base of Russian forces in Gudauta, Abkhazia
© ITAR-TASS/Valery Matytsin Servicemen involved in a range practice at Russia's 7th military base in Gudauta, Abkhazia
© ITAR-TASS/Valery Matytsin Servicemen of Russia's 7th military base in Abkhazia involved in tactical training using computer simulations
© ITAR-TASS/Valery Matytsin Military vehicles at Russia's 7th military base in Gudauta, Abkhazia
© ITAR-TASS/Vladimir Popov Soldiers seen during a range practice at Russia's 7th military base in Gudauta, Abkhazia
© ITAR-TASS/Vladimir Popov