The check involves around 8,000 troops and
over 3,000 items of military and special hardware.
MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. Air Force and Air Defense units, and also other
formations of Russia’s Eastern Military District have been alerted in this
year’s largest combat readiness check in the Trans-Baikal Territory and
Buryatia in East Siberia, the district’s press office reported on Monday.
The check involves around 8,000 troops and up to 50 aircraft and helicopters and over 3,000 items of military and special hardware.
The check involves around 8,000 troops and up to 50 aircraft and helicopters and over 3,000 items of military and special hardware.
"The
drills involve the district’s units and formations based in the Republic of
Buryatia and in the Trans-Baikal Territory and a part of aviation of the Air
Force and Air Defense large unit," the press office said.
The
practical phase of the drills will be held at the district’s Tsugol practice
range in the Trans-Baikal Territory.
"The
snap check will assess the ability of the Eastern Military District’s military
governance bodies and formations to accomplish designated missions within the
established time limits," the press office said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 24-07-2017
