Russia’s Central
Military District is based on the territory of the Volga, Urals and Siberian
integrated federal districts and 29 Russian regions.
YEKATERINBURG, April
1. /TASS/. Ten large-scale military exercises involving units and formations of
Russia’s Central Military District will be held as part of the troops’ control
check that kicked off on April 1, the District’s press office reported on
Monday.
"A control check
of the Central Military District’s troops started on April 1 to include 10
large exercises. The maneuvers will be conducted at training ranges in the
regions of the Siberia, the Urals and the Volga area, and also on the territory
of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan," the press office said.
"Large units and
formations of Russia’s biggest military district will practice going on high
alert, moving and deploying mobile components of the command and control system
and making marches to the designated areas," the statement reads.
The drills will focus
on sharpening the skills of employing reconnaissance/strike systems as part of
missile and artillery units, aviation and reconnaissance means. The check will
be directed by Central Military District Commander Colonel-General Alexander
Lapin, the press office said.
"According to
General Lapin, the check will primarily evaluate the commanders’ ability to
make proper and prompt decisions amid sudden actions by an enemy and its use of
mobile fire groups on a wide front and other specifics of hostile operations
taking into account the experience of armed conflicts. The results of the
control check will be summed up at a session of the Military Council of the
Central Military District with the participation of the District’s
command," the press office said.
Russia’s Central
Military District is based on the territory of the Volga, Urals and Siberian
integrated federal districts and 29 Russian regions. Structurally, the Central
Military District also includes some overseas facilities: the 201st military
base in Tajikistan, the Kant integrated military base in Kyrgyzstan and units
on the territory of Kazakhstan.
Source: ITAR-TASS
02-04-2019
