Overview

• The Indian Armed Forces team has departed for the Mulino Training Ground in Russia to join Zapad 2025 scheduled from September 10 to 16.
• The contingent includes 57 Army personnel, seven from the Air Force, and one from the Navy, led by a battalion of the Kumaon Regiment.
• India says the exercise will emphasize company-level planning, tactical drills, special-arms skills, and interoperability in conventional and counterterrorism operations on open terrain.
• Belarusian defence minister Viktor Khrenin has stated the drills will feature nuclear-weapons training and work with Russia’s Oreshnik missile system.
• Coverage describes a broad multinational roster with more than 20 countries involved, including China, and reports list Pakistan as an observer.