A Firsthand Account of Live-Troop Exercises in Russia's "Central-2026" Strategic Exercise

Source-stated date: 4 October 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

参加俄罗斯“中部-二〇二六”战略演习实兵演练侧记

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Published4 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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PLA tank and infantry fighting vehicle units participated in the live-troop phase of Russia's 'Central-2026' strategic exercise at the Chebarkul Range in Chelyabinsk Oblast on 2 October, operating on the left flank of Russian forces in a multinational combined-arms scenario that included drone operators, rotary-wing reconnaissance, and unmanned ground vehicles in breaching and fire-strike roles. The article documents PLA integration of unmanned systems at squad and unit level alongside conventional armor in a multinational setting, extending the pattern of Sino-Russian exercises at Chebarkul that began with the 'Peace Mission' series. The framing around 实战化 (combat realism) as a shared Chinese-Russian planning standard is the article's clearest institutional signal, though the specific PLA units and their order of battle are not identified.

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风雨激战切巴尔库尔 ——参加俄罗斯“中部-二〇二六”战略演习实兵演练侧记 ■解放军报记者张科进宋子洵特约记者康克当地时间10月2日下午，俄罗斯“中部-2026”战略演习在俄罗斯车里雅宾斯克切巴尔库尔靶场举行闭幕式。图为中方参加实兵演练。付超摄当地时间10月2日，俄罗斯切巴尔库尔靶场下起蒙蒙细雨。寒风中，潮湿的空气混杂着柴油和泥土的气味，丝丝缕缕冲入记者鼻腔。这处训练场始建于苏联时期，历史悠久，“和平使命”系列演习曾多次在这里展开，是中俄两军深化合作、切磋砺刃、凝聚共识的重要舞台。这次，我军部队在这片训练场上与多国军队并肩战斗，拉开了俄罗斯“中部-2026”战略演习实兵演练的序幕。从制高点的指挥所放眼望去，几十公里纵深的“战场”尽收眼底。近处，被炸毁的坦克、装甲车残骸散落在地面，稍远处是铁丝网、三角锥、拒马等障碍物，再远处影影绰绰可见具有当地特色的建筑物。 “仿佛置身真实战场！”匆匆几眼，我们就被演兵场上逼真的景象震撼。训练场的环境设置是开展实战化演练的重要条件，能让人迅速进入打仗状态。此前，中俄两国军人在磋商演练细节时，始终强调实战化，眼前就是一个生动例证。大军未动，情报先行。前方的草丛中，一阵阵破空声吸引了大家注意，多架拖着“尾巴”的旋翼机升空，飞到“敌人”阵地上空盘旋，传回前沿阵地的实时情报。掩体中，年轻的无人机飞手马洪鑫告诉记者：“一线战场瞬息万变，这种实时情报对班组战术行动非常有用。” 不到半小时，一幅幅卫星图片，空中各型侦察机传回的实时画面，以及侦察兵深入“敌”后侦察获取的情报信息，源源不断汇入指挥部。随着“攻击”命令正式下达，天空中，攻击机、直升机从不同空域、不同方向进入“战场”，向“敌”方目标投放大量精确弹药；地面上，火炮、坦克等猛烈开火，共同奏响“战争奏鸣曲”。在猛烈的联合火力打击下，大批目标瞬间被摧毁。沿着炮火延伸的方向，记者看到一个个快速移动的小分队犹如一柄柄尖刀，在山地丘陵间避开障碍、绕过弹坑，迅猛穿插、快速突进，十分灵活。陪同采访的俄方新闻官瓦列尼亚大尉向我们介绍，那是俄军和其他国家的步兵分队利用两轮和四轮摩托车机动进袭，这种简单实用的打法能有效提高步兵的生存和突击能力。 “来了！来了！”一辆侧面印着五星红旗的坦克刚出现在“战场”一角，便被记者第一时间捕捉到。只见我军的坦克、步战车分队，从俄军左侧风驰电掣般杀入“战场”，时而短停急促射击，时而边行进边打击，战斗协同精确到秒，战场衔接分毫不差。近距离观摩这场演习，无人装备的大规模、全过程应用让记者大开眼界。战斗中，低空一直被各型无人机占据，“嗡嗡”声不绝于耳；各种无人战斗车辆经过加改装，广泛应用于火力打击、开辟通道、障碍布设等环节…… 夜幕降临，实兵演练圆满结束。归营时，切巴尔库尔靶场的硝烟仍未散尽，不少中国军人频频回首，眼神有回味、有留恋，更多的却是坚定—— 为了和平，我们随时准备着！

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