CHISINAU (Sputnik) – US military personnel and equipment involved in military exercises in Moldova have been stationed at the central square of Chisinau on Sunday to take part in commemorative events honoring the memory of World War II victims.
The event is scheduled to start at 10:00 a. m. local time (07:00 GMT).
"Military equipment has arrived in Chisinau this morning. Five units of US military equipment and 12 [units of] the Moldovan National Army [equipment] are at the central square," the Defense Ministry’s spokeswoman told RIA Novosti.
Around 165 Moldovan Ground Forces soldiers and 198 US troops, alongside 58 pieces of US hardware and 40 Moldovan sapper equipment and support vehicles, are taking part in the May 3-20 Dragon Pioneer 2016 drills.
