Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Russian fleet returning from the Black Sea exercises

Vladimir Putin


Russian fleet in Southern Russia back to their command headquarters after sudden participated in exercises in the Black Sea. The military exercises as instructed Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and inviting "question" from neighboring countries, including Georgia.

"Southern Military District Command personnel and supervision brigade took part in a surprise inspection of the combat readiness of troops in the southern state has arrived at their base in the Rostov region, after a distance of more than 900 kilometers," the press office said in a statement.

Putin ordered the sidelines exercises on Thursday, as concerns precisely the combat readiness of its armed forces.

Black Sea exercises involving up to 7,000 military personnel, including rapid deployment, air and special task forces, also followed more than 30 ships, about 250 armored vehicles, 20 artillery and 20 military aircraft.

Exercises that involve personnel, combat vehicles and warships from Russia's Southern Military District and the Black Sea Fleet stationed in Sevastopol, Crimea in Ukraine.

On Saturday warships Russian Black Sea Fleet is active stages of completing their training with shooting practice.

Exercises scheduled in the Black Sea region, southern Russia, which will host the Winter Olympics next year.

Similar exercise conducted in February in central Russia. They involve the removal of an air regiment stationed in the middle of the Ivanovo region by 20 military transport helicopters to the airfield Shagol in Ural.

Defense officials said the 7,000 military personnel and hundreds of military hardware to take part in the exercise in February, which is composed of non-routine checks the first of its kind in Russia in two decades.

Head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, General Valery Gerasimov, said at the time that exercise has exposed a number of shortcomings in the preparedness among the armed forces.

Sources:
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/366374/armada-rusia-kembali-dari-latihan-laut-hitam

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