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Shoigu announces combat readiness check of Russian troops
 MOSCOW, April 6 - RIA Novosti. Scheduled combat readiness checks have begun in the Russian Armed Forces, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday . "The troops went to the training ranges to conduct tactical, tactical-special and bilateral exercises," the minister said at a conference call at the National Center for Defense Management. Shoigu demanded from his subordinates "to ensure the high quality of control exercises and safety during the movement of military echelons and military equipment." According to the ministry, a total of 4048 exercises of various scales will be held during April, including 812 bilateral exercises, at 101 training grounds and 520 facilities of the training and material base. Checks will take place in all military districts and in the Northern Fleet, as well as in the Far North, the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka. All types and branches of troops will take part in them. At the same time, a commission of the General Staff will conduct an audit in the Eastern Military District. The main draws of combat training will take place at the Tsugol and Sergeevsky training grounds. In the rest of the districts and in the Northern Fleet, control checks are carried out under the direction of the commanders of the troops. Posted by: badanov 2021-04-07 |
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