As part of the exercises from January to February, the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia will train to protect the national interests of the state in the oceans and repel threats from sea and ocean directions. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with reference to the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu.
He noted that the exercises would take place in all areas of fleet responsibility. More than 140 warships and support ships will participate. In addition, more than 60 aircraft will be involved in the maneuvers, Shoigu added.
The head of the department said that the troops of the Eastern Military District were transferred at a distance of up to ten thousand kilometers to test the reaction forces of the Union State. Shoigu clarified that aviation units and military air defense units have also been relocated. During the exercise, the army will protect state and military installations and the state border in the airspace as part of the unified regional air defense system of the Russian Federation. Russia and Belarus.
According to Shoigu, the Russian armed forces received more than 600 units of the latest models of equipment during the implementation of the strategy to ensure uniformity measures in the Russian Federation until 2025.
Shoigu pointed out that the regulatory legal framework in the field of ensuring uniformity of measures in the RF Armed Forces, as well that within the framework of cooperation with the CIS, are being improved.
Previously it was reported that about 20 warships and fleet support ships of the Pacific had entered scheduled exercises with firings at the Sea of Japan and Sea of Japan combat training grounds. 9;Okhotsk.