Moscow. 20 August 2022. The first stage of True Friend international competition was held at the stadium of Chirchik Higher Tank Command and Engineering School.

It is at this stage of the international competition that the dog handler’s skills and the dog’s trust in his handler are most clearly demonstrated.

The preliminary results of the last stage show that the first places among the women’s and men’s teams were taken by soldiers from Russia.

This year’s military dog handlers competition takes place at Chirchik Higher Tank Command and Engineering School near the republic’s capital. Men’s and women’s teams from Algeria, Belarus, Russia and Uzbekistan are taking part in the international competition.

True Friend 2022 international competition is taking place in Uzbekistan for the first time. During the Games 2022 there are 36 competitions in 12 countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela – first in the Western Hemisphere, Vietnam, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan. More than 300 teams made up of more than 5,000 military personnel from 37 countries in Europe, Asia, America and Africa will demonstrate their military training, field training in in military exercises.