The Chinese and Russian participating forces in the "Northern United 2023" exercise have all assembled, and reporters Qian Xiaohu and Liu Baorui reported that at around noon today, the Chinese maritime formation participating in the "Northern United 2023" exercise arrived at the predetermined sea area and smoothly joined the Russian maritime forces. At this point, all the participating forces of China and Russia have been assembled and the joint campaign command center has been established, preparing for the official start of the exercise. During this exercise, China and Russia dispatched more than 10 ships and more than 30 aircraft. During the military deployment phase, in addition to maritime forces, Chinese air forces depart from multiple airports and enter designated airports in order of transport aircraft, fighter jets, and special aircraft. During this period, the air force overcame complex meteorological conditions such as high cloud base, large cloud cover, and low visibility, and carefully organized and implemented them to effectively ensure the safety of flight entry. The Chinese maritime formation consists of the Guided-missile destroyer Qiqihar and Guiyang, the missile Corvette Zaozhuang and Rizhao, the comprehensive Replenishment oiler the Taihu Lake and four shipborne helicopters. The Russian forces participating in the exercise are composed of eight ships, including the large anti submarine ship "Admiral Tributz" and "Admiral Pandeleyev", the missile Corvette "Qikenzabov" and "Hongming", as well as more than 10 aircraft, including Il-38 patrol aircraft, Ka-27 anti submarine helicopter and Su-30 fighter aircraft. After the sea forces meet in the scheduled sea area, the deputy commander of the exercise, Russian Rear admiral Kazakov and his party transfer to the ship Qiqihar in a three-dimensional way by air and water. Subsequently, the joint campaign command headquarters composed of personnel from both China and Russia was established on the Qiqihar ship. This exercise uses a dedicated command information system to ensure more efficient and smooth command. (New News Agency)