The naval fleet participating in the "Peace and Unity - 2024" joint military exercise between China and Tanzania completed all the subjects of maritime live-fire phase on Tuesday, and returned to the Dar es Salaam Port of Tanzania.
The joint drill, which began on July 29, focusing on anti-terrorism operations, has Chinese and Tanzanian participating troops mixed in different groups.
The maritime live-time phase of the joint exercise was set to maintain the maritime transport safety in the waters east of Tanzania. China's amphibious landing ship Wuzhishan, guided missile destroyer Hefei and four Tanzanian patrol ships formed a fleet and conducted drills in five subjects: main gun firing, joint search and rescue, counter-terrorism and counter-piracy actions, spot checks and arrests, and joint patrols.
Participants said soldiers of both armies yielded meaningful exchanges and improvement through the exercise.
"Before the maritime phase began, our two sides conducted action simulations to fully refine the key points of the action and made adequate preparations for the maritime actual combat phase. Through multi-regional and multi-subject maritime exercises, both sides had deeper exchanges in the professional fields," said Lei Mingzhe, an officer of the mission formation.
Joint China-Tanzania military exercise completes maritime live-fire phase
Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of carrying out 14 attacks on its energy infrastructure in a single day, while Ukraine dismissed it as false claims.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that over the past 24 hours, Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks from various directions and launched multiple offensives.
Russian forces hit Ukrainian military airports, military repair facilities, drone production workshops, ammunition depots, and concentrations of active forces and equipment in 147 areas, according to the report.
According to another report by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday, from Friday night to Saturday morning, Russian air defense systems across multiple locations successfully shot down and intercepted 49 Ukrainian drones.
Governor of Samara Region Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones attacked an industrial facility in the region, causing a fire.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a statement accusing the Russian Defense Ministry of spreading false information. The claim that Ukrainian forces attacked Russian energy infrastructure was false, and the Ukrainian military targeted Russian military objectives only, according to the statement.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also reported on Saturday that 145 combat engagements occurred across frontline over the past 24 hours.
The Ukrainian air force, missile units and artillery attacked 17 areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, according to the report.
According to another report by the Ukrainian air force on Saturday, Russian forces launched 92 drones at Ukraine from 21:00 Friday to Saturday local time. By 09:00 local time on Saturday, Ukrainian forces confirmed the downing of 51 drones.
Russia, Ukraine dispute on energy facilities attacks
