On the eve of
large-scale Vostok-2018 maneuvers in the eastern theater of operations, a set
of 16 special drills is underway, the defense minister said.
MOSCOW, August 20.
/TASS/. A sudden combat readiness check has kicked off in Russia’s Central and
Eastern Military Districts, long-range and military transport aviation on order
by Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
announced on Monday.
On the eve of
large-scale Vostok-2018 (East-2018) maneuvers in the eastern theater of
operations, a set of 16 special drills is underway, Shoigu said.
"Today, at 5:00
a.m. Moscow time, in accordance with the decision by Russia’s supreme
commander-in-chief, the military command and the units and formations of the
Eastern and Central Military Districts, the Airborne Force, long-range and
military transport aviation have switched to implementing measures for going on
high alert," the defense minister said.
The basic efforts are
focused on preparing units and formations for accomplishing the tasks for the
military command and troops to timely arrive at the assembly areas for
maneuvers, the defense minsiter said.
"In order to
check the issues of the aviation’s readiness and the accomplishment of
territorial defense assignments, some military enlistment offices are planned
to be involved," the defense minister said.
The snap combat
readiness check will run on August 20-25, Shoigu said.
"I order to hold
the check on August 20-25. Special attention should be paid to organizing and
maintaining troops’ continued and stable command and control," the defense
minister stressed.
