Large-scale military drills with thousands of troops launched in southern Russia…(Labor Day Overload…Go To Page 2!)

Monday, September 5, 2016
By Paul Martin

RT.com
5 Sep, 2016

Russian military has started massive drills to test troops’ combat readiness and cooperation between different branches of military in the south of Russia. The exercise involves over 12,000 servicemen including Navy, Airborne and Aerospace units.

The strategic command-and-staff games codenamed Caucasus2016 kicked off on Monday in the Southern military district and will last until September 10, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday.

The main goal is to check and upgrade skills of military commanders “in planning, preparation and conducting of combat operations” by various branches of military.

“About 12,500 servicemen as well as aviation, military hardware and warships” are involved in the drills.

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