By Mei Shixiong and Xu Yizhen
梅世雄、许怡真
USSURIYSK, Russia, Sept. 8 -- On September 7, local time, the closing ceremony of the strategic exercise Vostok-2022 was held in Russia, marking the end of the eight-day exercise.
俄罗斯乌苏里斯克9月8日电 当地时间7日，“东方-2022”演习闭幕式在俄罗斯乌苏里斯克市谢尔盖耶夫斯基训练场举行，持续了8天的演习圆满落幕。
Lieutenant-General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, chief director of the exercise and deputy defense minister of Russia, delivered a speech at the closing ceremony. He pointed out that strategic exercise Vostok-2022 has been a success with the joint efforts of all participating countries. Through this exercise, the participating countries have strengthened cooperation, enhanced friendship and consolidated unity.
演习总导演、俄罗斯国防部副部长叶夫库罗夫在闭幕式上致辞，他指出，在参演各国的共同努力下，“东方-2022”演习取得成功，感谢参演各国作出的贡献。通过这次演习，参演各国加强了合作，增进了友谊，巩固了团结。
After that, directors of the participating troops from China, Russia, India, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and other countries delivered speeches respectively. The director of the Chinese side said that over the past few days, the Chinese military has had in-depth exchanges and close cooperation with all parties, and they have enhanced combat friendship and deepened mutual trust and cooperation, while testing the joint operation capabilities, accumulating practical experience.
随后，中国、俄罗斯、印度、阿尔及利亚、亚美尼亚、白俄罗斯、阿塞拜疆、塔吉克斯坦、蒙古国、吉尔吉斯斯坦等国参演部队的指挥员分别致辞。中方联合战役指挥部指挥员表示，连日来，我们与各方深度交流、紧密协作，在检验协同作战能力、积累实践经验的同时，增进了战斗友谊、深化了互信合作。
The strategic exercise Vostok-2022 kicked off on August 31, and had involved more than 50,000 troops and over 5,000 pieces of weapons and equipment. The Chinese participating troops were composed of arms and services from the PLA Northern Theater Command, with a total of more than 2,000 personnel, more than 300 vehicles (equipment) of various models, 21 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, and 3 ships included. In the exercise, the weapons used by the Chinese side were all the main battle equipment domestically designed and made. A total of 40 members of the Chinese participating troops won the commemorative medals for the exercise.
“东方-2022”演习于8月31日开始，参演兵力5万多人，武器装备5000多件，在俄东部军区多个训练场和日本海相关海域进行。中方参演兵力由北部战区抽组战区军种部队组成，共2000余人，各型车辆（装备）300余台，固定翼飞机和直升机21架，舰船3艘。此次演习中，中方使用武器均为国产主战装备，中方参演部队共有40名官兵获得演习纪念奖章。
