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30.08.2019 (15:06) Russian scouts eliminate mock illegal armed gangs during exercise in Tajikistan According to the plan of the exercise, several armed groups of mock terrorists concentrated near the Russian military base to attack ammunition dump and POL materials.

30.08.2019 (12:44) Joint special exercise of Russian and Belarusian engineering units finish at Mulino training ground During the practical stage of the exercise, the servicemen from Belarus were shown the capabilities of the engineering clearing vehicle, which at full speed made a passage through the sand shaft and a burning blockage.

30.08.2019 (12:10) Alligators and Night hunters helicopters provide air support to motorized rifle units of Southern MD during exercise From August 26 to 31, under the command of the Commander of the Southern Military District troops, Colonel-General Alexander Dvornikov, a large-scale bilateral command post exercise with the combined arms armies of the Southern Military District is held.

29.08.2019 (19:56) Closing ceremony of Defenders of Friendship 2019 joint international tactical exercise takes place at Dubrovichi training ground At the ceremony, representatives of the command of the Russian Airborne Troops and veterans of the of the Airborne Troops spoke to the servicemen of the combined coalition unit.

29.08.2019 (14:13) Units of the Iskander-M ballistic missile of the SMD missile formation master the striking at the bases of mock terrorists in Stavropol The servicemen carried out electronic launches from the territory of the Maykopsky training ground as part of a large-scale bilateral command post exercise under the general command of the Commander of the Southern Military District troops, Colonel-General Alexander Dvornikov.

29.08.2019 (14:06) The crews of bombers Su-24M learned to destroy the mock enemy at extremely low altitudes near Volgograd During the execution of tasks, 15 Su-24M crews destroyed a group of ground targets imitating a column of lightly armored vehicles, made maneuvers to evade fighter aircraft under countermeasures.

29.08.2019 (12:41) Aerobatic team “Sokoly Rossii” visited the MAKS-2019 aviation exhibition Pilots of the Aerospace Forces examined the static exposition of aviation equipment, pavilions of the participants of the air show, examined the presented samples of equipment of the aviation and space industry.

29.08.2019 (11:06) Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov to inspect a complex of special exercises on the types of comprehensive support of troops (forces) in the Samara regio These exercises complete the complex of measures of preparation for the strategic command post exercise "Center-2019".

29.08.2019 (05:38) The detachment of ships of the Primorskaya flotilla of the Pacific fleet arrived in Kamchatka During the sea passage, the crews, in collaboration with the Pacific fleet’s naval aviation, completed the tasks of air defense and anti-submarine defense of the detachment, improved the tactics of striking on a mock enemy’s ships by a missile-boat group, carried out a sea rescue tactics, communications and joint tactical maneuvering.

28.08.2019 (20:30) Russian Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin held talks with the Head of General Directorate for Defense Equipment and Investments of the Ministry of National Defence of Greece During the meeting, bilateral defense projects were discussed. An exchange of views took place on topical issues of the Russian-Greek agenda.