MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. The opening of the joint Russian-Indian cross-branch exercise Indra 2026 has kicked off in the Chelyabinsk Region and the Russian Far East, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The joint Russian-Indian cross-branch exercise Indra 2026 has begun in the Chelyabinsk Region and the Far East. Units of the ground forces of the two countries, warships of the Russian and Indian Navy, as well as aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are participating in the maneuvers," the ministry said in a statement.