Russian peacekeepers have received the first set of "future soldier"

Russian peacekeepers have received more than one thousand. Sets of equipment "Warrior", reported the Central Military District.

"The CVO peacekeeping brigade stationed in the Samara region, in the framework of the state defense order came the latest combat equipment" Warrior ", the so-called set of" future soldier "- told Tass in the county.

The composition of equipment includes more than 40 items, including composite bulletproof vest, targeting and means of communication, navigation equipment based on GLONASS, as well as knee pads, elbow pads, goggles, multifunction knives and other tools. In total, the first batch of peacekeepers have received more than one thousand. Four sets of modifications - for commanders, gunners, snipers and gunners.

Russia's first peacekeeping brigade was formed in the Samara region in 2005. It is designed to solve the challenges of peacekeeping in the CIS space, but you can act on a UN mandate outside the Commonwealth. Its soldiers to perform tasks in Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as participated in international exercises "Peace Mission", "Indestructible Brotherhood" and others.