"As part of a surprise check of the Eastern Military District troops' combat readiness, military formations and units located in the Eastern region of the Russian Federation have completed the implementation of measures to enter the highest degree of combat readiness," the ministry wrote in a statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to hold snap combat readiness drills in Russia's Eastern Military District starting Thursday.
Air defense forces and military units would be put on full combat alert starting 10:00 a.m. Moscow time [6:00 a.m. GMT], Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday.
The Eastern Military District includes military units in Transbaikal and the Far East. The headquarters are located in the city of Khabarovsk.
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140912/192861253/Eastern-Military-District-Troops-Moved-to-Highest-State-of-Combat-Readiness.html
12/9/14
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Troops in eastern Russia redeployed in combat readiness checks...
ReplyDeleteTank, motorized infantry, missile, artillery and other units based in the Primorsky and Trans-Baikal regions will be carried by trains, and some units are ordered to reach the places at a distance of over 1,000km away by own transport.
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After his working meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council Vladimir Putin met with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu....
ReplyDeleteThe Defence Minister reported to the Commander-in-Chief of the end of the summer training session at testing ranges of the Southern Military District. Upon hearing the report, the President instructed the Defence Ministry to start moving the troops to their permanent dislocation. Overall, this refers to 17.6 thousand servicemen who took part in training at the testing ranges in Rostov Region.
http://eng.kremlin.ru/news/23078
11/10/14