Army exercise training grounds for more than 20 land, air and sea. Redeployed to not more than 100,000 soldiers and officers and 1,500 tanks and armored personnel carriers , photo:
The maneuvers are carried out on a large scale. Cover the territory from the south to the north of the Country Coastal Chukchi Peninsula, as well as a large marine area. Army exercise training grounds for more than 20 land, air and sea. Redeployed to not more than 100,000 soldiers and officers and 1,500 tanks and armored personnel carriers. From the air, ground forces supports about 120 aircraft, and the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk – more than 70 ships and submarines.
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The core of the troops participating in the exercise are the forces stationed in Eastern Siberia. On orders of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who on Monday on the spot watching the maneuvers, the “fighting area” flipped several units of the Western Military District. 6 thousand soldiers defeated. miles without military equipment. All that was necessary for them to perform given tasks, were married in the local bases and depots of arms.
As part of the maneuvers for the first time in the conditions of the Eastern Military District tested Iskander tactical missiles-M. Were fired from difficult to reach area near Birobidzhan, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
Also, for the first time at night from the air cast was landing on Wrangel Island, Arctic Ocean. Also
first 16 combat helicopters Mi-8, fitted with extra fuel tanks, flew non-stop from the island in the archipelago Iturup Kurylów airport Jelizowo Kamchatka Peninsula, beating within six hours more than 1300 km.
military defense exercise sea coast and islands to the east of Russia. On Sunday contractual opponent was attacked by strategic bombers Tu-95MS.
exercises will last until Thursday. On Tuesday, the Black Sea Fleet base in Novorossiisk of its participants will talk via video links Russian President Vladimir Putin.
maneuvers are part of an unannounced combat readiness of the forces of the Eastern Military District, announced Sept. 11 by Putin. The President instructed then also check the readiness of federal authorities in the Far East to fulfill the tasks in war conditions.
This is another this year unannounced exercises in Russia. At the end of February, so checked the readiness of the army of the West and Central districts, as well as some types of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In June, again held maneuvers of troops of the Central Military District.
the first time, Interfax news agency reported on deaths among Russian soldiers.
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