Russian military instructors have begun training for Uzbek servicemen at the Sazagan military training facility in Samarkand province, the Uzbek Ministry of Defense said.
Reportedly, the Russian instructors will train drivers-mechanics and gunners of BTR-82armored personnel carriers, scouts, grenade launchers of hand-held RPG-7 anti-tank grenade launchers and calculations of AGS-17 Flame automatic grenade launchers.
The 14-day training will also include theoretical lessons.