DefenseNews.com - Chinese, Russian Commandos Stage Airborne Raid - 08/25/05 09:28: "Chinese, Russian Commandos Stage Airborne Raid

By PETER HARMSEN, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BEIJING
Elite troops from China and Russia staged a mock airborne attack on an enemy position as unprecedented joint exercises wrapped up on Aug. 25, state media reported.
Eighty-six Chinese and Russian shock troops parachuted into battle in eastern China's Shandong province at the end of the eight-day Peace Mission exercise, the Xinhua news agency said.

Although the enemy troops still put up a desperate struggle, their failure had become a foregone conclusion, Xinhua said of the drill outside the city of Weifan"