Vietnam finished second in Group 1 of the qualifying round of the “Tank Biathlon”, held at the Alabino military training ground in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow, at the ongoing International Army Games 2021.

Entrusted by the Government, the army is determined to use all means and forces, within and even beyond its ability, together with HCM City, the southern provinces of Binh Duong, Long An and Dong Nai and other COVID-19-hit localities, to wipe out the pandemic and bring people’s life to normal.

VOV.VN - Joining frontline forces in the COVID-19 fight has so far left soldiers unperturbed as they strive to reach various virus hotspots in order to contribute to the country’s ongoing fight against an invisible enemy.

Maj. Gen. Alexander Peryazev, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Combat Training under the Russian Armed Forces and Chief Referee of the Army Games, has hailed Vietnam’s preparation for the international tournament despite its hosting the event for the first time amid various difficulties.

VOV.VN - The tank team of the Vietnam People’s Army is set to compete against the tank crews of Mongolia, Venezuela, and Syria in the opening match of the Tank Biathlon event at the 2021 International Army Games.

A website on the upcoming 2021 Army Games in three languages of Vietnamese, Russian and English is set to be launched later this month.

Sixty years have passed since the US army dropped tens of millions of extremely toxic chemicals on various areas across the south of Vietnam, but their devastating impact still lingers, destroying the environment and claiming the lives of many generations of Agent Orange (AO) victims.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Bezdetko Gennady Stepanovich in Hanoi on August 4.

A delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army arrived in Moscow, Russia, on August 3 morning (Russia time) to compete in the 2021 International Army Games, to be held later this month.

The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) team on August 3 departed for Russia to attend the International Army Games 2021 which, to be held later this month.