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Old August 6th, 2020 #401
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Published on August 4, 2020





A tactical exercise with live fire was held at the Gvardeisky training ground in Chechnya.

In the course of its various stages, the opposing tactical groups attacked each other using standard armament of T-90 tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, "Akatsia" self-propelled gun, "Msta-B" howitzers and "Sani" mortars.

In the system of reconnaissance and strike complexes, the infantry was supported by Mi-8AMTSh "Terminator" helicopters of the army aviation.









Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu demands to bring up to 70% of the equipment of troops with modern equipment by the end of this year



05.08.2020 - 13:58



Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu demanded to bring up to 70% of the equipment of troops with modern equipment by the end of 2020.

Summing up on Wednesday the results of Military Acceptance Day, he said: "We must fulfill the state defence order by 100% and reach the 70% indicator in modern times while maintaining a high level of equipment serviceability."

“No coronavirus will prevent us from completing this year with dignity, achieving all our goals, entering all facilities, receiving all the equipment, military hardware, weapons, ammunition we need,” Sergei Shoigu said.

As Deputy Minister of Defence Alexei Krivoruchko said during the Military Acceptance Day, according to the results of the first half of 2020, the share of modern weapons in the armed forces and in the navy amounted to 68.5%.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2305524@egNews






Twenty military medical centres built in 2020



05.08.2020 - 14:07



Twenty multifunctional military medical centres were put into operation this year. This was announced by Marina Balakireva, Head of the construction department of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

“On the instructions of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Military Construction Complex has built 20 multifunctional medical centres for 2,000 beds in the shortest possible time,” Balakireva said during the Military Acceptance Day.

“In addition, construction of four more medical centres with 560 beds in Pskov, Velikiye Luki, Kyzyl and Severomorsk continues, significantly ahead of schedule,” added Marina Balakireva.

According to Konstantin Zhdanov, chief infectious disease specialist of the Russian Ministry of Defence, the building of infectious diseases at the Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg has been reconstructed.

“Currently, the clinic is successfully providing specialized medical care to patients with a new coronavirus infection,” Zhdanov said.




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The Central Military District's special medical unit returned to its place of permanent deployment after completing special tasks in Syria



05.08.2020 - 15:26







More than 70 members of the Central Military District's separate special medical unit returned home after completing missions to provide medical assistance to the population of the Syrian Arab Republic.





They were delivered to Novosibirsk by the Il-76 aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces.





For five months, military medics provided medical support for the personnel of the airbase and provided assistance to the civilian population.





The unit includes doctors, including narrow specialization, middle and junior medical personnel, as well as specialists of auxiliary services of a separate medical detachment.





During the mission, military doctors provided medical assistance to over 5 thousand people from the local population. In addition, during the mission, the military perconnel took more than 30 thousand samples in various localities of the Syrian Arab Republic to determine the disease of a new coronavirus infection.








A special purpose medical unit is a military unit designed to perform the tasks of providing the first medical, qualified and elements of specialized medical care near the centers of mass sanitary losses in any conditions of peace and wartime: in the zones of war, elimination of the consequences of natural disasters and accidents.




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Regiment in Khabarovsk Territory receives the S-400 Triumph system



05.08.2020 - 17:52



The regiment in the Khabarovsk Territory received a set of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in 2020. This was announced by Deputy Defence Minister Alexei Krivoruchko.

"In the interests of the Aerospace Forces, a regimental set of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system has been delivered," he said at a Military Acceptance Day.

Alexei Krivoruchko noted that the set was delivered to the 1529th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Khabarovsk.

The regiment commander Roman Kapelyukh assured that all the rearmament measures on the S-400, scheduled for 2020, have been completed. The new system significantly increased the regiment's capabilities to detect and destroy enemy air attack weapons.

Also in the first half of 2020, the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to the Deputy Defence Minister, received 15 new and one repaired aircraft (MiG-35S, Yak-130, Su-35S, Su-34, Il-76), 36 new and 19 past repair helicopters (Mi-28UB, Mi-8AMTSh, Mi-8MTV-5-1, Mi-8, Ka-27, Mi-24). In addition, the troops received two new and one refurbished radar station.




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Published on August 5, 2020





Tankers of the army corps of the Black Sea Fleet practice shooting from guns of T-72B3 tanks at a training ground in the Crimea. Targets imitating "enemy" tanks, low-flying helicopters and artillery positions are located at a distance of 900 to 2.2 thousand meters.

The exercises take place in conditions of a constant change in the target environment, which requires an instant reaction from the crews of combat vehicles when firing. Half of the exercises are held in the dark using night vision devices.









At the Ocean Shield 2020 exercise, episodes were performed to repair a damaged missile boat, provide medical assistance to a crew, replenish food supplies and load missile weapons on the high seas.

During the exercise, the protection and defense of all objects was organized. The attacks of sabotage groups operating under water and on high-speed boats were successfully repulsed. Terrorists who tried to break into the territory of objects from the shore were promptly neutralized by the Marines.

Exercise of the Russian Navy "Ocean Shield-2020" is taking place in the Baltic Sea. More than 30 ships of various classes, naval aviation, coastal troops, air defense and marines are involved in it.









The system of training in army tactical shooting based on the experience of the special forces was developed at the Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School. The training site created specially for this simulates many typical situations of fleeting combat.

Here, mobile targets of various complexity classes are used. Some of them imitating small airborne drones and jihad mobiles. Shooting is carried out in motion from awkward positions, from swaying logs, inclined and moving surfaces, etc. Cadets must pass the training site in a limited time with limited ammunition.

One of the features of training cadets on the training site is passing it at a high pulse. Before firing, the cadets in the unit make marches and perform other tasks with increased stress.



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A special tactical exercise for the search and evacuation of a descent capsule of a spacecraft was held in the Sea of Japan with the involvement of the Pacific Fleet rescue team, including the "Igor Belousov" vessel, the "Fotiy Krylov" rescue tug and the VM-20 specialized diving vessel.

For greater efficiency, a Ka-27PS helicopter and an An-26 aircraft of the naval aviation of the fleet with a group of rescuers were connected to the operation. After finding the descent capsule from the air, the pilots performed an initial inspection of the object and reported the coordinates of the landing site to the rescue ships.

Also, during the exercise, the Ka-27PS search and rescue helicopter worked out the search and evacuation of people in the water.









On August 5, 2020, Russian airspace control devices over the neutral waters of the Black Sea detected two air targets approaching the Russian state border.

To intercept targets, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces of the Southern Military District was raised into the air.

The crew of the Russian fighter jet approached a safe distance to the aerial targets and identified them as the US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft.

After the American reconnaissance aircraft turned away from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter returned safely to the home airfield.

The entire flight of the Russian Su-27 aircraft took place strictly in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.

Violations of the state border of the Russian Federation by American reconnaissance aircraft were not allowed.









ARMY International Military and Technical Forum will be held in Primorye at five exhibition sites



06.08.2020 - 09:23



ARMY 2020 International military-technical forum will be held in the Primorsky Territory on August 27-29.

Five sites will be equipped for a demonstration of the forces of the Pacific Fleet, a static exhibition of weapons and military equipment, as well as an exposition of enterprises producing military and dual-use products.

Traditionally, the main forum site will be the 33rd pier of the Pacific Fleet on Korabelnaya embankment in Vladivostok. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held there. It is planned that at the berth there will be displayed warships and auxiliary vessels of the Pacific Fleet, an exposition of military equipment and special-purpose equipment of the Coastal Troops of the Navy, equipment, search and rescue service, in total up to 50 pieces.

The guests of the Forum will be able to familiarize themselves with samples of aviation equipment of the naval aviation of the Navy, planes and helicopters of the Air Forces and Air Defence Army of the Eastern Military District and DOSAAF aviation at the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airfield in the suburbs of Vladivostok. It is planned to place fighters, anti-submarine aircraft and helicopters, as well as modern anti-aircraft missile systems on this site of the Forum.

In the branch of the Patriot Park on the Russky Island on the Voroshilovskaya Battery, it is planned to deploy an exposition of weapons from the Great Patriotic War and the post-war period.

The scientific and business program of the forum was planned on the basis of the Far Eastern Federal University and in the House of Navy Officers. Scientific conferences and round tables will be held there. At FEFU, specialists will be shown an updated exposition of products from a number of defence industry enterprises.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2305673@egNews






Minesweeper of the Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Zakharyin has completed mine action in the Mediterranean Sea



06.08.2020 - 11:30







The crew of the Black Sea Fleet minesweeper Vice-Admiral Zakharyin, performing tasks as part of the permanent group of the Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, within the framework of planned combat training, practiced mine action in the water area of the ship basing point.

During the training, the crew searched for mines in the designated sea area using various types of contact and non-contact trawls.

Along with practicing tasks for their intended purpose, military sailors conducted ship exercises on damage control, anti-aircraft and anti-sabotage defence of the ship during the transition by sea and when parked in an unprotected roadstead.

The naval minesweeper Vice-Admiral Zakharyin has been performing tasks as part of a permanent grouping of naval ships in the Mediterranean since June 2020.




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Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspects the Teikovo Strategic Missile Forces formation



06.08.2020 - 12:30







On Thursday, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected the Teykovo formation of the Strategic Missile Forces, which is armed with Topol-M and Yars mobile ground missile systems with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

During his working trip, he checked the organization of combat duty at the mobile command posts of the missile division and missile regiment.

The minister inspected the organization of the march of the missile battalion and its deployment in the field position, examined the autonomous launcher of the Yars missile system, assessed the actions of the crew of the Yars launcher.





In addition to re-equipping the missile formation with modern missile systems, the division has completed work on the creation of a new infrastructure, which allows providing high-quality conditions for the training of duty forces and personnel on combat duty.





The Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, reported to the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation on the pace of re-equipment of the Vladimir missile formation with new missile systems.





The division commander reported to the head of the military department on the combat capabilities of the new types of weapons of the Strategic Missile Forces - Listva remote demining vehicle, engineering support, and camouflage vehicles, Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicle, equipped with a modern reconnaissance complex with an unmanned aerial vehicle.





The Strategic Missile Forces are systematically undergoing rearmament with new missile systems. In 2019, as part of the state armaments program, the Strategic Missile Forces received about 100 new main types of weapons and military equipment. The same amount will be received by the end of 2020, which will bring the share of modern missile systems of the Strategic Missile Forces to 81%.





The delivery of launchers and systems to support them will allow 4 missile regiments to be equipped with Yars and Avangard missile systems this year.





While summing up the results of the working trip, Shoigu noted that "the re-equipment of the Strategic Missile Forces with modern strategic complexes is ahead of schedule."

“It is necessary to continue the creation of a modern technical and socio-cultural infrastructure in garrisons for military personnel and their families,” he stressed.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2305712@egNews






Briefing for representatives of the military-diplomatic corps of foreign states was held in Moscow on the eve of the IMTF ARMY 2020



06.08.2020 - 13:10







Today, Major General Andrei Goncharov, Head of the Main Directorate for Research Activities and Technological Support of Advanced Technologies (Innovative Research) of the Russian Ministry of Defence, spoke about the main events of the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum for representatives of the military-diplomatic corps of foreign states.

The briefing was attended by over 50 military diplomats accredited in the Russian Federation from more than 50 countries of Europe, the CIS, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America.





Andrei Goncharov reminded that the ARMY 2020 international military-technical forum will be held from 23 to 29 August.





The ARMY Forum is expanding its boundaries and this year the Ashuluk training ground will be added to the traditional sites of the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre, Kubinka airfield, Alabino training ground, all military districts and the Northern Fleet, where a unique program of countering unmanned aerial vehicles will be shown.





The forum will be held at the same time as the International Army Games. Such format will provide guests and participants of both events with a unique opportunity to effectively organize their work and attend a spectacular demonstration program.





Traditionally, emphasis will be placed on the quality of events in the scientific and business program, where it is planned to discuss the most important issues of world politics and interstate interaction in the field of global security, solving problems in the spheres of defence, and developing international military-technical cooperation. Well-known public figures, leading scientists, experts and general designers were invited as moderators of the events of the scientific and business program.





The exhibition part of the Forum aviation cluster at the Kubinka airfield has been significantly expanded and updated, within which specialized expositions of promising, modern and historical aviation equipment, as well as weapons, unmanned aircraft and aviation components will be presented.





In the multifunctional firing centre of the Patriot Park, it is planned to demonstrate the capabilities of modern and promising small arms, as well as to hold the International Army Games Guardian of Order competition.

The outside area of the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre will host the Fan Club for 30 competitions of the International Army Games.

In addition, the participants and guests of the Forum will be able to visit the Main Cathedral of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Memory Road Multimedia Historical and Memorial Complex.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2305723@egNews






Published on August 6, 2020





August 6, 2020 marks the 169th anniversary of the formation of the Railway Troops of the Russian Federation.









In the Astrakhan region, at the Kapustin Yar training ground, a massive missile strike was delivered during a special operational training under the leadership of the Chief of the Missile Forces and Artillery of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveyevsky.

The missile unit of the Eastern Military District launched "Iskander" missiles at critical enemy targets with fire support from the Southern Military District's rocket artillery unit equipped with the "Tornado-S" multiple launch rocket system.

The missile strikes were carried out as part of reconnaissance and strike complexes, according to target designation data received in real time from the "Orlan-10" unmanned aerial vehicles.



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This is the training of specialists from the search and rescue and parachute services of long-range aviation in emergency escape from the aircraft. During them, servicemen make jumps with parachutes D1-5u and "Arbalet" from a height of up to 3 thousand meters with a delay in the deployment of the parachute.

In one flight shift, about 200 jumps are performed. For the landing, Mi-8 helicopters are used.









Specialists from the motorized rifle unit of the Southern Military District have fulfilled the standard for assembling a 170-ton ferry across the Don, preparing for the upcoming strategic command-staff exercise "Kavkaz-2020".

The "excellent" standard is 11 minutes, while the military engineering team completed it in 10 minutes.

The task of the specialists was with the help of pontoons and tugboats BMK-460 to ensure the ferry of wheeled vehicles to the other side of the river. During the "Kavkaz-2020" exercises, it is planned to transport about 60 units of military and special equipment to the opposite bank of the Don.















For ten days, the subunits practiced the actions of the subunits in defense and offensive.

More than 4,000 servicemen and about 800 pieces of equipment were involved in the exercise, including T-80BV tanks, "Msta-S" and "Akatsia" self-propelled howitzers, "Grad" MLRS, as well as "Takhion" drones and "Azart" radio stations used as components of automated control systems.



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More than 20 units of damaged military equipment were returned to service by repairmen of the Baltic Fleet during a special tactical exercise. The evacuation of combat vehicles from the battlefield was carried out using heavy-duty tractors and armored recovery vehicles.

The restoration of the combat effectiveness of military equipment damaged in a training battle at the training ground was organized using field mobile auto repair shops. During the repair work, the specialists complied with the standards for the deployment of workshops and various types of maintenance in the field.









MiG-31 fighter of the Pacific Fleet naval aviation intercepted a mock violator of the air border in Kamchatka at night



07.08.2020 - 03:00







In the mixed aviation regiment of the Troops and Forces in the North-East of Russia, a night training was conducted to intercept a mock violator of the air border of the Russian Federation. The actions of the unidentified aircraft were imitated by one of the MiG-31 high-altitude fighter-interceptors of the Pacific Fleet's naval aviation.

From the Yelizovo airfield, the crew of another MiG-31 fighter-interceptor from the duty forces was raised to intercept the mock intruder, which practiced the detection, capture with the sight and destruction of the target with the implementation of an electronic missile launch. The fighter pilots carried out the search for the "violator of the state border" in cooperation with ground-based air defence systems.

During the training, the command of the air regiment assessed the coherence of the MiG-31 crew, their compliance with the established takeoff and area occupation standards, as well as the distance of mock target destruction.

Practicing fighter pilots in performing missions at night is an essential element of their preparation for air defence combat duty.




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EMD's signalmen began to deploy command posts at the Kashtak training ground



07.08.2020 - 04:10







Specialists of the command unit of the combined-arms formation of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, at the Kashtak training ground, in preparation for large-scale exercises, began to deploy field command posts.

During the practical part, servicemen organize stable and secure communications using open, closed and satellite channels between command posts and other subscribers in conditions of active jamming by means of electronic warfare of a mock enemy.

Military signalmen will comply with the standards for the deployment, operation and redeployment of modern hardware stations and communication complexes, both in the daytime and at night.

During the exercise, the operation of switching equipment, special equipment, open, closed and satellite communication channels is checked.

In addition, servicemen will comply with the standards for organizing radio communications at short-wave and ultra-short-wave frequencies in the field and providing video conferencing control points using modern digital equipment.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2305829@egNews






The Russian military base in Abkhazia receives modern mobile kits for psychological study of military personnel



07.08.2020 - 09:15







Specialists of the psychological service of the Russian military base in Abkhazia have started to work on the recently arrived field complexes with the Lingvostim light and sound biostimulation device.

The set of devices comes with a laptop with software and additional external equipment that allows psychological testing of military personnel in the field.

Testing one person, depending on the type of test, takes from one to 20 minutes, which is three times faster than previously used methods.

The equipment for psychological biostimulation of military personnel is made in the form of glasses for optical and sound effects. The received equipment significantly increases the capabilities of military psychologists in organizing work in the field. It allows you to form the moral and psychological stability of military personnel to combat operations, more precisely to select psychologically compatible crews of combat vehicles.




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Published on August 7, 2020











A special training to restore a bridge over a water obstacle damaged by the enemy was held with servicemen of a separate road commandant battalion of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region. The task of the unit was to repair the crossing, despite the opposition of the sabotage reconnaissance group of the "enemy", entrenched on the opposite bank.

At the first stage, the motorized rifle platoon attached to the battalion crossed to the other side in infantry fighting vehicles and stopped the actions of the sabotage group. Then the specialists of the road-commandant battalion erected a medium, 200-meter long road folding bridge, thereby restoring traffic on the damaged crossing and ensuring the passage of equipment.









The medical special forces unit of the Central Military District returned to Novosibirsk after completing its work in Syria. For several months, specialists were engaged in receiving patients, saving lives around the clock.

During the trip, a detachment of almost 70 doctors provided assistance to more than 5 thousand Syrian residents. In addition, they took more than 30 thousand biological samples to detect COVID-19.



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At the Klokovo airfield in the Tula region, servicemen of the Tula Guards airborne unit made their first training jump from the An-2 aircraft.









At the Polyvno training ground, the paratroopers of the Ulyanovsk airborne forces learned to destroy terrorists.









In the Tver region, at the Migalovo airfield, scheduled training night flights of the crews of the Il-76 military transport aircraft took place.

The pilots practiced takeoff and landing at night, flight along a given route, interaction with the flight management group.

More than 10 aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Aerospace Forces were involved in the flights.









The Russian Federation to carry out an observation flight over the territory of Germany



10.08.2020 - 00:14







As stated by the Chief of the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Sergey Ryzhkov, the Russian Federation plans to perform an observation flight on a Russian TU-154M LK-1 observation plane over the territory of Germany in the period from 10 to 13 August 2020 as part of the implementation of the International Treaty on Open skies.

Observation flight over Germany will be carried out in the period from 10 to 14 August from the Open Sky Cologne Bonn Airport. The maximum flight range will be 1300 kilometers.

The Russian surveillance aircraft will fly along the route agreed with the observed party, and German specialists on board will monitor the use of surveillance equipment and compliance with the provisions stipulated by the Agreement.

Observation flights within the framework of the treaty are carried out in order to promote greater openness and transparency in the military activities of the participating States, as well as to enhance security through strengthening confidence-building measures.




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ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum in the Amur region will be presented at two sites



10.08.2020 - 05:01







In the Amur Region at the end of this month, the events of the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum will take place. In the Amur region, the Forum will be presented at two sites in Belogorsk city. The choice of location was due to the presence in the city of the headquarters of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District.

The exhibitions will show more than 30 samples of modern weapons and equipment supplied to the troops of the unit. Demonstrations of new small arms, Ratnik equipment, as well as various communications, reconnaissance and other modern equipment will be organized.

Visitors will see demonstrative tactical actions of combined arms units in modern combat, artillery, reconnaissance and other military units using blank ammunition and imitation equipment. Cultural and artistic programs of creative teams, the work of Voentorgs, contract recruiting points and other points have been planned.

During the forum, special attention will be paid to the sanitary rules for maintaining the health of servicemen and visitors. All sites will operate in open areas.




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Servicemen of the Southern Military District will showcase their skills at the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum in Vladikavkaz



10.08.2020 - 12:18







Servicemen of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District will demonstrate their skills at the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum in Vladikavkaz.

The congress and exhibition events will be held from 27 to 29 August on the territory of the Vladikavkaz Aviation and Sports Club DOSAAF.





More than 100 pieces of weapons and military equipment, including the Mi-8AMTSh Terminator and Ka-52 Alligator helicopters of the 4th Army of the Air Force and the Air Defence of the Southern Military District, will be used at the exhibition sites.

An event of this scale will be held in the republic for the second time. The Forum program will become a spectacular event and will demonstrate the power of Russian weapons, military and special equipment of the Southern Military District and other law enforcement agencies.





In the shooting range, everyone, under the supervision of experienced instructors, will be able to shoot from Makarov and Yarygin pistols.

Also, military chefs will cook "soldiers' porridge" using KP-130 field kitchens, and the work of food and souvenir tents will be organized.





The grand opening of the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum will take place on August 27 at 10:00 at the airfield of the Vladikavkaz Aviation and Sports Club DOSAAF.




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Speech by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Evmenov, on ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum



10.08.2020 - 14:23







In the period from 23 to 29 August 2020, the Navy will take an active part in the VI ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum, which will be held at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

For the first time, the Navy cluster will be created within the framework of the Forum. It will feature models of modern and advanced surface ships, submarines, as well as the latest technical developments for the fleet.

Among the main components of the Navy cluster, it is worth noting a static display of samples of weapons, military and special equipment, a dynamic display of full-scale samples, stands of enterprises of the military-industrial complex that develop weapons, military and special equipment in the naval sphere, the stand of the Main Command of the Navy, as well as a scientific and business program on development topics.

The thematic zones will feature models of modern and advanced surface ships, samples of sea underwater and missile and artillery weapons.

The exposition of the Centre of the Russian Geographical Society under the High Command of the Navy will be devoted to the development of the Arctic, as well as the expedition of the research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky to Antarctica in 2019-2020.

In addition, the Russian Geographical Society will present a VR cinema with the opportunity to take a virtual trip across Russia, photo exhibitions, as well as demonstration of films and educational videos on this topic on the TV screen.

I would like to note the landing of a special-purpose reconnaissance group from a helicopter and its actions in a single tactical concept within the framework of a dynamic display in relation to the conditions of modern combined arms combat with a display of fire, maneuverable and other capabilities on the water obstacle of the Alabino training ground - Lake Komsomolskoye.

I am confident that the participation of the Navy specialists in ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum will be spectacular and memorable.




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More than 4 thousand servicemen of the 41st Army of the Central Military District were alerted as part of a bilateral exercise



11.08.2020 - 08:00






More than 4 thousand servicemen of formations and military units of the 41st combined arms army of the Central Military District were alerted and began marching to the training grounds deployed in the Republic of Tyva, Kuzbass and the Novosibirsk Region.

In the course of the exercise, the military formations of the district will practice joint actions to repel the offensive, fire defeat of the mock enemy, go over to the offensive and complete the defeat of its main forces.

The main objectives of the exercise are to check the level of preparedness of the military command and control bodies of the Central Military District, the command staff of military units and formations to control the created groupings of troops, to gain practice by commanders and staffs in commanding troops, to increase compatibility and the level of interaction in the course of solving joint tasks on ensuring security in the areas of responsibility of the district.

This year's largest bilateral exercise of the 41st combined-arms and 2nd Guards combined-arms armies of the Central Military District with the participation of more than 8 thousand servicemen and 3 thousand units of military equipment is held from 10 to 14 August at four training grounds in Siberia and Volga region.

Motorized rifle, tank units, groupings of missile forces and artillery, air defence, operational-tactical and army aviation, NBC protection, electronic warfare, logistics, as well as crews of complexes of unmanned aerial vehicles Forpost, Orlan-10, Eleron are involved in practicing joint practical actions to repel the offensive, inflict fire damage on the forces of the mock enemy, go over to the offensive and complete the defeat of his main forces.




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Aircraft carrier strike group of the mock enemy was destroyed by the Black Sea Fleet during the exercise



11.08.2020 - 08:30







Servicemen of the coastal missile anti-ship systems Bastion of the Black Sea Fleet, performed the tasks of detecting and destroying the aircraft carrier strike group of the mock enemy.

Within the framework of a surprise exercise, the combat crews of Bastion practiced tasks of marching to the positional area, changing the area with the deployment of duty in a new deployment area and delivering a missile strike at a detachment of mock enemy ships.

According to the plan of the exercise, the territorial control centre of the fleet received reconnaissance information, according to which the carrier-based aviation of the detachment of the mock enemy ships is preparing to inflict fire damage on objects of the economic complex on the Crimean peninsula.

The personnel of Bastion crews discovered a surface action group of mock enemy, brought the complex into combat readiness in the shortest possible time and with salvo firing cruise missiles (by performing electronic launches) destroyed the enemy before the carrier-based aircraft took off.




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Russian Defence Minister check work of the multifunctional medical centre in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky



11.08.2020 - 11:52







Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu checked the work of the multifunctional medical centre in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where he arrived on a working trip.

On behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, the medical centre was built by military builders in record time, primarily to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection in the region.

"A multifunctional medical centre for 60 beds was built in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in accordance with sanitary-epidemiological and building regulations, which allows medical personnel to safely treat patients with various diseases," the head of the medical centre, lieutenant colonel of the medical service Denis Loktionov, reported to the head of the military department.





During the inspection of the centre, the Minister of Defence was accompanied by the acting governor of the Kamchatka Territory, Vladimir Solodov.

The medical institution was built according to a special project developed by the Military Construction Complex of the Russian Ministry of Defence for regions with increased seismic activity. The specialists used building materials and technical solutions that allow for the treatment of patients and the safe work of medical personnel in conditions of nine-point seismicity on the Richter scale.





The staff of the medical centre were trained in special courses at the Military Medical Academy named after Kirov in St.Petersburg and have already begun to fulfill their duties in regular positions.

The medical centre has installed more than 1.3 thousand units of special medical equipment, including a computed tomograph, a digital X-ray complex, a mobile X-ray machine, an acute dialysis machine, and ultrasound diagnostic devices.





The express laboratory is equipped with equipment that allows performing clinical and biochemical blood tests for more than 60 patients per day.

The existing Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory provides more than 50 tests per day for the presence of a new coronavirus infection.

The admission department has a sanitary checkpoint that allows you to process incoming patients. The room is additionally equipped with air filtration and disinfection devices, as well as computers connected via a local network to the entire centre. The presence of such a unified medical system allows to optimize the work of the personnel.





All patients admitted to the hospital are examined by the doctor on duty, biological material is taken, instrumental diagnostics, including computed tomography, are determined by the severity of the patient's condition.

The X-ray room is equipped with a digital apparatus for two workplaces. The generator's power allows for high-quality chest, abdominal and extremity radiographs.





A remote wireless button for taking pictures, operating over a radio channel, allows exposure through a wall at a distance of up to 15 m from the emitter, excluding possible exposure of medical personnel.

The 16-slice multislice computed tomograph has a wide range of functionality. The delivered CT machine allows diagnosing diseases at a new level. The presence of this device helps to diagnose moderate and severe forms of new coronavirus infection. Currently, more than 100 studies have been performed, including those with intravenous contrast enhancement to exclude surgical pathology.




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Joint NBC protection unit of the 49th Army of the Southern Military District disinfected Levokumskoye village in Stavropol Territory



11.08.2020 - 13:27







The joint detachment NBC protection of the 49th combined-arms army of the Southern Military District carried out a special treatment of buildings and roads in the territory of Levokumskoe village in the Stavropol Territory after an appeal from the city administration.

The servicemen processed over 100 buildings and about 10 km of roads. The entire area of the treated surface was about 50 thousand square meters. m.

The detachment's personnel made a march on standard vehicles from the point of permanent deployment. For disinfection, special treatment kits DK-4 based on the BTR-80 (RHM-4) armored personnel carrier and ARS-14 auto-filling stations were used. In the course of work, more than 30 tons of disinfectant solution were consumed.

Earlier, during the period of exacerbation of the spread of viral diseases, about 1,200 servicemen were involved for disinfection on the territory of 15 territorial and 53 local garrisons of the Southern Military District, about 300 units of equipment and service kits were involved.




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Published on August 12, 2020





Today marks the 108th anniversary of the Air Force.

At present, the Air Force, as part of the Aerospace Forces, at a high professional level ensure the security of Russia in the aerospace sphere, master new types of weapons and military equipment, and carry out tasks in the fight against world terrorism in the Syrian Arab Republic.









Specialists of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Southern Military District, together with other law enforcement agencies, liquidated a training accident at a chemical plant in Volgograd.

During the exercise, measures were taken to alert the population, control of the radiation background was strengthened, points for issuing personal protective equipment were organized, radiation control posts were set up at the border of the dangerous zone to check for the presence of radioactive particles on clothing and equipment.

The servicemen of the Southern Military District in the shortest possible time prevented the spread of chlorine vapors, carried out a special treatment of the damaged containers and provided assistance to the victims of the accident.









With units of the S-400 air defense system of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, training was conducted to repel an enemy air raid.

During the practical part of the training, the S-400 air defense units practiced actions to perform tasks after receiving a signal about the violation of air borders by enemy aircraft, the role of which was played by Su-27 fighters of the naval aviation unit of the fleet.

After receiving the signal, the servicemen complied with the standards for the deployment of the S-400, as well as the search, classification and tracking of training targets.

At the end of the event, S-400 air defense units carried out training (electronic) missile launches, enemy air targets were destroyed.



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On August 12, 2020, Russian airspace control devices over the neutral waters of the Black Sea detected two air targets approaching the State Border of the Russian Federation. To identify targets, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces of the Southern Military District was raised into the air.

The crew of the Russian fighter jet approached a safe distance to the aerial targets and identified them as the US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft.

After the US Air Force and Navy planes turned from the Russian State Border, the Russian fighter safely returned to the home airfield. The entire flight of the Russian Su-27 fighter took place strictly in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.

Violations of the state border of the Russian Federation by American aircraft were not allowed.









Published on August 13, 2020





Specialists of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense of the Southern Military District have covered the area of concentration of their troops as part of a special exercise in the Volgograd Region.

Aerosol countermeasures units masked the concentration area and the command post using TDA-M special vehicles based on GAZ-66, which covered an area of more than 5 square kilometers with a thick white cloud. Troops, weapons, military equipment and the command post of the motorized rifle formation were completely protected from visual and optical detection both from the ground and from the air.









Subdivisions of operational-tactical missile systems "Iskander-M" in the course of a bilateral exercise of the 41st and 2nd combined arms armies of the Central Military District destroyed the enemy's command post and ammunition depot in the Orenburg region with electronic launches.



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As part of the ongoing bilateral exercise, the military personnel of the Central Military District, under the cover of helicopters and smoke screens, moved military equipment and personnel to spare areas at training grounds in the Kemerovo Region and the Republic of Tyva.









In Kamchatka, a military police unit conducted an exercise to suppress an attempt by mock terrorists to break through the checkpoint of a military facility



14.08.2020 - 06:41







On the basis of the checkpoint complex of the closed city of Vilyuchinsk, the military police of the territorial garrison conducted a special exercise, during which an episode of repelling an attack by a group of armed persons at the checkpoint of a military facility was performed.

According to the plan of the exercise, unidentified persons, driving an all-terrain vehicle, attempted to break through the checkpoint. At the same time, they used a hand grenade against the military police patrol, and then opened fire from small arms.

Return fire, which was conducted, including from protected firing points, damaged the attacker's car, and they themselves were deprived of the opportunity to continue the attack. Further, a special vehicle of the military police blocked a possible escape route for the mock terrorists, after which the military police disarmed the attackers and made a detention using standard special means.

Up to 20 military policemen and four units of special automobile equipment were involved in the exercise.




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Missile strike by helicopters of the army aviation of the Air Defence Forces against a mock enemy during tactical flight exercises in Primorye



14.08.2020 - 06:54







The crews of the Ka-52 "Alligator" and Mi-8 AMTSH "Terminator" helicopters of the army aviation of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the village of Chernigovka, Primorsky Territory, during the tactical flight exercises, struck a missile strike at the places of concentration of the mock enemy.

During the flights, the pilots performed complex maneuvers with the aim of avoiding the attack of the mock enemy air defence systems, suppressing his radar equipment. On guidance from the command post, in cooperation with each other, the helicopters went in pairs to the designated area, where they performed a search and classification of targets, and fired using unguided rockets.





About 15 Ka-52 and Mi-8AMTSh helicopters of the military aviation of the Air Defence Forces took part in the maneuvers.





The complexity of the flights was that the crews operated at an extremely low altitude using the terrain.





Also, combat training missions were carried out at night using data from satellite navigation systems.

In addition, the crews performed a second approach to attack in order to destroy the sabotage groups of the mock enemy.




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At the ARMY 2020 military-technical forum in Cherkessk, they will demonstrate the capabilities of pack-transport horses and mine detection dogs of the Southern Military District



14.08.2020 - 09:30







Guests of the ARMY 2020 forum in Karachay-Cherkessia will be shown the capabilities of a bundle of unique pack-transport horses of the logistics unit of the mountain brigade of the Southern Military District for transporting mortars and ammunition for them.

During the demonstration of the capabilities of mountain motorized riflemen of the Southern Military District, it is also planned to descend a reconnaissance group from a cliff using special mountain-climbing equipment, capture and destroy an object of a conditional enemy by a sabotage and reconnaissance group, overcome a water obstacle using mountain climbing equipment, as well as conduct engineering reconnaissance with involving specially trained mine detection dogs.

The forum will be held in Cherkessk from 27 to 29 August in the "Green Island" Park of Culture and Leisure. The guests will also be presented with weapons and military equipment of the 49th combined-arms army of the Southern Military District.

The International Military Technical Forum Army 2020 in the Southern Military District will be held from August 27 to 29 on the territory of the branches of the Patriot military-patriotic park in 14 subjects of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, as well as at the Russian military base in Armenia.

The main objectives of the forum are to promote the technical re-equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, strengthen cooperation between the SMD and industrial enterprises and federal executive authorities, increase the prestige of military service and patriotic education of young people.




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Crews of the Triumph and Pantsir-S complexes repelled a missile strike of a mock enemy at an exercise in the Astrakhan region



14.08.2020 - 11:45







In accordance with the plan for a field training at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, the servicemen of the anti-aircraft missile formation of the Southern Military District conducted an exercise to repel a mock enemy's missile strike at the command post of troops.

During the exercise, the crews of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems and the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems performed combat training missions for the air defence of the designated area. Electronic missile launches against air targets were performed both from stationary equipped positions and as part of convoys while moving with a short stop.

Also during the exercise, anti-aircraft gunners improved their skills in changing and camouflage starting positions, bringing equipment from a traveling position to a combat position, organizing a communication and control system between units.

Based on the results of the exercise, the exercise management apparatus noted the high operational readiness of the military personnel of the formation to conduct reconnaissance of the air situation, repel sudden air strikes of a mock enemy, determine the coordinates of targets and their effective destruction both under normal conditions and when the enemy uses electronic warfare.

All training activities at the field training are carried out in order to prepare personnel for participation in the strategic command post Kavkaz-2020 exercise.

In total, more than 30 units of weapons and special air defence equipment were involved in the exercises at the training ground.




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Published on August 14, 2020





The episode on the special treatment of a battalion tactical group of a motorized rifle unit, which was subjected to chemical contamination, was performed at the Prudboy training ground. To accomplish the task, the Radiation, Chemical and Biological protection units used ARS-14KM auto-filling complexes.

With the help of TDA-3 thermal smoke machines, the specialists set up a raised area aerosol curtain to cover their troops. After that, the tactical group began to deploy into battle formations, and side smoke screens supplied by helicopters were used for covert movement.



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On August 15, 2020, Russian airspace control devices over the neutral waters of the Black Sea detected an air target approaching the Russian State Border.

To identify the target, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense duty forces of the Southern Military District was raised into the air. He approached the aerial object to a safe distance and identified it as the US Navy EP-3E Aries radio reconnaissance aircraft.

After the US Navy plane turned from the Russian state border, the Russian fighter safely returned to the home airfield.

The entire flight of the Su-27 took place in strict accordance with the International Rules for the Use of Airspace. The American aircraft did not violate the state border of the Russian Federation.









Seven warships of the Pacific Fleet will be presented at a static exhibition within the framework of the Army 2020 International Military-Technical Forum in Vladivostok



17.08.2020 - 03:30







ARMY 2020 International military-technical forum will be held in the Primorsky Territory on August 27-29.

Traditionally, the main forum site will be the 33rd pier of the Pacific Fleet on Korabelnaya embankment in Vladivostok. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held there. It is planned that at the berth there will be displayed warships and auxiliary vessels of the Pacific Fleet, an exposition of military equipment and special-purpose equipment of the Coastal Troops of the Navy, equipment, search and rescue service, in total up to 50 pieces.

It has already been determined that the guests of the forum will be able to visit the Bystry destroyer, the Korean small anti-submarine ship, the R-19 missile boat, the BT-215 сoastal minesweeper, Ivan Kartsov landing boat, the Grachonok-type anti-sabotage boat and a large hydrographic boat BGK-2151. These ships and vessels will be specially moored at the main naval berth on the eve of the ARMY 2020 opening.

Five sites will be equipped for a demonstration of the forces of the Pacific Fleet, a static exhibition of weapons and military equipment, as well as an exposition of enterprises producing military and dual-use products.

The guests of the Forum will be able to familiarize themselves with samples of aviation equipment of the naval aviation of the Navy, planes and helicopters of the Air Forces and Air Defence Army of the Eastern Military District and DOSAAF aviation at the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airfield in the suburbs of Vladivostok. It is planned to place fighters, anti-submarine aircraft and helicopters, as well as modern anti-aircraft missile systems on this site of the Forum.

In the branch of the Patriot Park on the Russky Island on the Voroshilovskaya Battery, it is planned to deploy an exposition of weapons from the Great Patriotic War and the post-war period.

The scientific and business program of the forum was planned on the basis of the Far Eastern Federal University and in the House of Navy Officers. Scientific conferences and round tables will be held there.




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Stage of coordination of units is coming to an end at the air defence taining grounds in Buryatia



17.08.2020 - 07:30







At the training grounds of the Eastern Military District, located in the Republic of Buryatia, the stage of combat coordination of companies and batteries is coming to an end.

During the stage of coordination, the servicemen performed exercises of training and control firing, standards for marching, tactical, fire, engineering training, conducted training in driving combat vehicles, including overcoming water obstacles. Platoon and company commanders received practice in fire control of regular and attached units, worked out interaction with reinforcement means. In total, during the preparation of companies and batteries, about 1.2 thousand artillery and tank shells, more than 500 various mines and grenades, as well as more than 50 thousand ammunition for small arms of various calibers were used.

The end of the stage of aligning companies and batteries will be special exercises, two-sided company and battalion tactical exercises that will demonstrate the level of training of subunits, as well as show commanders what should be paid special attention to at the stage of combat coordination of battalions and divisions.

More than 1.5 thousand servicemen of motorized rifle, tank, reconnaissance and artillery units will take part in the exercises.




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The missile cruiser Varyag and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev conducted artillery fire off the coast of Kamchatka at sea and coastal targets



17.08.2020 - 08:00







As part of a set of exercises with a grouping of forces in the far sea zone, a tactical group of ships of the Pacific Fleet as part of the Guards Order of Nakhimov, the missile cruiser Varyag and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev, conducted an exercise near the coast of Kamchatka with artillery firing at sea and coastal targets.

In one of the training grounds in Avacha Bay, ships with artillery fire struck a towed naval ship shield, which imitated a surface target of a mock enemy.

Further, the exercise continued in the area of Khalaktyrsky beach, where the ships conducted artillery fire to suppress invisible and unobserved coastal targets hidden by the terrain. Shooting at targets simulating protected firing positions and the accumulation of military equipment of a simulated enemy was carried out from a 130-mm AK-130 mount and 100-mm AK-100 mounts.

A feature of this exercise was the use of Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles for targeting naval artillery, adjusting fire and objectively monitoring the results of the combat exercise.




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At ARMY 2020 Forum in Southern MD near Volgograd will show the "flying tank" T-90A



17.08.2020 - 13:25







Servicemen from the Southern Military District will make a jump on a T-90A tank from a springboard more than 1 m high for spectators of the Army-2020 international military-technical forum, which will be held in Srednyaya Akhtuba, Volgograd Region, on the basis of the Patriot Park branch.

The high combat survivability of the T-90A tank is provided by the systems of optical-electronic suppression and dynamic protection. It is able to overcome water obstacles more than 5 m deep, a moat 3 m wide, a vertical wall 1 m high. For this jumping ability, the tank was nicknamed "jumping" or "flying".

Within three days, a large-scale and spectacular event with the participation of the military personnel of the Southern Military District will take place at the training ground: about 50 modern weapons and military equipment will be presented in tactical episodes of modern combat.

The roar of aircraft turbines and volleys of artillery batteries will announce the beginning of a dynamic display of the combat capabilities of weapons and military equipment of the upcoming forum.

Tank and artillery subunits will practice combat missions in maneuvering defence.

The events will be held in compliance with sanitary and anti-epidemiological measures aimed at excluding the introduction and spread of infectious diseases. At the entrance to the forum, all visitors will be provided with protective masks, and at all catering points they will be offered a hand sanitizer.

The International Military-Technical Forum in the Southern Military District will be held in the Volgograd Region from August 27 to 29 on the territory of the Patriot military-patriotic park branch.




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Moscow hosts talks between the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander Fomin and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Myanmar, General Mya Tun U



17.08.2020 - 19:29







On August 17, 2020, the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, General Mya Tun U.








The sides gave a positive assessment to bilateral cooperation in the military and military-technical fields and outlined steps for their further expansion.








The meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere.











The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar arrived in Moscow as a guest of honor to participate in the opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2020 and the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum.




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The Main Command of the Land Forces has prepared an exhibition of modern equipment for tank and motorized rifle units at the Army 2020 Forum



17.08.2020 - 21:40







Modern samples of weapons and military equipment of tank, motorized rifle and artillery units will be presented at the static exposition at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre at the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum.

Samples of military equipment of tank units are represented by the T-72B3 tank, which has been excellently showing its capabilities at the Tank Biathlon since 2014. As a result of its modernization, the engine power was increased, which made it possible to increase the maneuverability of the combat vehicle, a new modern weapons complex was installed, an improved visibility and increased security. The T-80U-1E and T-90A tanks will also be on display.

Samples of military equipment of motorized rifle units will be represented by IFV-3 and IFV-2 infantry fighting vehicles, the BTR-82A armored personnel carrier, which distinguishes from previous models, is the presence of a new combat module with stabilized armament, including an automatic cannon, in which the chassis has also been improved, the engine has been modernized and transmission.

The missile units will be represented by the Iskander-M missile system. This is the only operational-tactical complex in the world capable of launching two missiles at once from one self-propelled launcher, and the accuracy and probability of hitting a target is close to unity. Artillery samples will be presented by the Tornado-S and Tornado-G multiple launch rocket systems, the Malka self-propelled gun, the MSTA-SM self-propelled howitzer, the Tulpan self-propelled mortar and others.




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The Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system units, during a training session in the Kaliningrad region, carried out electronic missile launches at enemy command posts and communication centers, overcoming contaminated areas and maneuvering in a confined space.

The tasks of the exercise include multiple change of starting positions, repelling an attack by saboteurs and camouflaging launchers.









Military engineers of the Southern Military District, during a special exercise near Astrakhan, for the first time assembled a floating bridge with a length of 1360 meters, equipping ramps and exits from the ferry on the original and opposite banks.

The crossing made it possible to ensure the passage of large and heavy armored vehicles at a speed of up to 20 km/h. In addition, amphibious and ferry crossings of mortar and tank units were organized.

Special exercises with engineering formations and military units to support the troops of the Southern Military District are held simultaneously on the territory of ten training grounds in the Astrakhan, Volgograd and Rostov regions, Dagestan and Crimea, as well as at military bases in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia. More than a thousand servicemen of the Southern Military District were involved in them and about 150 pieces of equipment were involved.









These are footage of the main phase of the bilateral exercise with the 2nd and 41st armies of the Central Military District in the Kuzbass and in the Orenburg region. 12 thousand servicemen, 3 thousand pieces of equipment, including tanks, aviation, artillery, weapons of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense troops, engineering troops, etc. repulsed the offensive, launched a counterattack and inflicted fire damage on the main forces of the mock enemy.

Support for the attackers was provided by Mi-24 attack helicopters, using the "helicopter carousel" method to defeat the "enemy" with unguided aircraft missiles, and the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" battalion carried out fire on the advancing columns of armored vehicles.

To support the counter-offensive, the engineering troops units making passages into the enemy's remotely controlled minefields using the UR-77 demining machine.









At the Tarskoye training ground in North Ossetia, a joint training session of the military commandant's office and the military traffic police of the Southern Military District took place in preparation for the Kavkaz-2020 strategic command and staff exercise.

As part of the exercise, the interaction of military police and military traffic police units was worked out during the arrest of a vehicle of the Russian armed forces hijacked by a sabotage and reconnaissance group.



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ARMY Forum will be held for the first time on the territory of four garrisons of the Eastern Military District in Transbaikalia



18.08.2020 - 05:47







In the Trans-Baikal Territory, on the territory of four garrisons of the Eastern Military District, ARMY 2020 military-technical forum will be held from August 27 to August 29 of this year.

Within the framework of the events, a demonstration and static exposition of modern weapons and military equipment, including those recently entered the troops, will take place. So, for the first time at the forum in Chita, the following will be presented: the newest P-230T control room based on the Tiger vehicle, the Hygiena military complex water treatment station, the TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system, and the latest Palantin electronic warfare system. At the site of aviation technology, forum visitors will be able to see helicopters MI-8 AMTSh, MI-24, as well as UAV Orlan-10.

During the forum, special attention will be paid to compliance with sanitary and epidemiological norms and rules due to the spread of coronavirus infection.

In total, during the forum, about 100 pieces of weapons and military equipment will be exhibited.




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The first tarining on military medical training was held with Russian participants of the Road Patrol competition in Uzbekistan



18.08.2020 - 06:00






Today, the first military medical training session was held with the Russian team of military traffic inspectors, who arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in Road Patrol competition of the International Army Games 2020. Placed in a temporary quarantine zone, the Russian team practiced one of the elements of the competition without leaving the place of temporary deployment.

The classes were held during the planned lifting of the quarantine restrictions imposed on the Russian team that arrived to participate in the Road Patrol competition.

During the training, the participants of the competition practiced the elements of the application of a tourniquet (elastic rubber and crank-type turnstile) in order to stop external arterial bleeding from the lower limb. During the training, the team doctor explained to the competitors the peculiarities of using different types of tourniquets, paying special attention to the speed and correctness of its application.





In the future, the military delegation and the team of the Russian Federation will march about 100 km to the area of the combined-arms training ground, where the main stages of the international competition will take place in the future.

The most spectacular stages of the competition will take place from August 25 to September 2, 2020 at the autodrome of the combined-arms training ground located near the city of Kokand of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In total, the Russian delegation includes 18 people, eight of them are direct participants in the competition, the rest are the operational group (medic, judge, technical staff, etc.).

Representatives of the military traffic police and military police of three countries: Russia, Belarus and Uzbekistan will compete in the Road Patrol competition. This year the international stage of the competition is being held for the first time in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The competition will be held mainly using the equipment and weapons of the country co-organizer of the international stage of the competition. The co-organizer country provides the teams with equipment and all types of its support, the required amount of ammunition for training and stages of competitions, organizes accommodation, meals, medical support for personnel.





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Diving equipment will be shown for the first time at ARMY 2020 military-technical forum in Khabarovsk



18.08.2020 - 06:01







ARMY 2020 military-technical forum will be held in Khabarovsk at the Khabarovsk airfield from 27 to 29 August. A distinctive feature of the Forum will be the display of promising diving equipment.

For the forum, 12 exhibition places will be deployed on 2 sites, where 115 units of military equipment will be placed for static exposition.

In a dynamic display, the guests of the forum at 6 prepared places will be presented with performances of special forces and tank crews, which will demonstrate the Tank Waltz, and motorized rifle crews will perform Mazurka on IFV-2. In the air part, the guests will be shown the landing method with the capture of the object, extinguishing a fire with an Mi-26 helicopter, evacuating a crew in distress with a Mi-8AMTSh helicopter and a double demonstration flypast of aircraft.

The Forum will be attended by servicemen of special forces of the Eastern Military District, other security agencies, and crews of army, fighter and bomber aircraft.

In addition, there will be platforms for air rifle and paintball shooting, an electronic shooting range.

The Kulibin site will be presented by the technical developments of the military personnel of the military district. Scientific research organizations are invited to participate in the forum.




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Servicemen of the Army Corps of the Air Defence Forces in Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands are preparing for the IMTF ARMY-2020



18.08.2020 - 06:05







From 27 to 29 August, the military-technical forum will be held at the Pushisty airfield (Sakhalin Island), for the first time the forum's events are planned on the Kuril Islands in the cities of Kurilsk and Yuzhno-Kurilsk.

At the exhibition site of the Pushisty airfield, about 30 units of weapons of military and special equipment of air defence, aviation and land forces of military units of the Air Defence Forces will be presented. Also, about 10 units of military equipment will be presented for static exposition at two exhibition sites in the cities of Kurilsk and Yuzhno-Kurilsk. In addition to modern samples of military equipment, the audience of the forum will be presented with the rescue equipment in service with the EMERCOM.

When visiting the exhibition, guests of the forum will have the opportunity to see the Tunguska anti-aircraft cannon-missile system and the UR-77 demining unit. In addition, the Mi-8AMTSh Terminator helicopter, the Grad and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems will be presented.

During the Forum, a demonstration flight of army aviation helicopters, the deployment and operation of stations of air defence and electronic warfare systems will take place. DOSAAF Russian light aircraft pilots will demonstrate their skills.

A complex of cultural and artistic programs of creative teams will be presented at all three exhibition sites. Recruiting point for contract military service will work.




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The Russian Defence Minister held telephone talks with the head of the US military department



18.08.2020 - 18:17







On August 18, at the initiative of the American side, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held telephone talks with US Defence Minister Mark Esper.

The heads of the military departments discussed confidence-building and transparency measures to prevent incidents during the military activities of the parties.

They exchanged views on the situation in various regions of the world.




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Aerospace Forces will present more than 60 units of equipment at the ARMY 2020 Forum as part of a static exposition



18.08.2020 - 20:53







Within the framework of the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum, a static exposition of aviation equipment will be presented at the Kubinka airfield, including 60 samples of aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.

The exhibition will include tactical aircraft (Su-35s, Su-30sm, Su-34, Su-25sm3, Su24m, MiG-31bm, MiG-35, MiG-29smt), long-range aviation (Tu-160, Tu- 95ms, Tu-22m3, Il-78), military transport aviation (Il-76md-90a, An-148, An-72), training aviation (Yak-130, L-410, DA-42t), army aviation helicopters (Ka-52, Mi-28n, Mi-35m, Mi-38, Mi-25p, Mi-26, Mi-8), UAVs for various purposes.

In addition, the exposition will include the Il-38n aircraft and the Ka-27m helicopter of the naval aviation of the Russian Navy, the Extra-350, Corvette, L-29, SM-2000p, Yak-52, MiG-15uti, and Piper aircraft of the Air Force club.




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Published on August 18, 2020





Tankers of the Eastern Military District performed control firing exercises with a standard shell from T-72B tanks in preparation for a tactical exercise at the Burduny range in Buryatia.









Crews of combat vehicles from the Central Military District overcoming the Tom River during an exercise at the Yurginsky training ground in the Kemerovo Region.

Tanks T-72B3 and BMP-2 crossed the water barrier.



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A special exercise on equipping fortifications at borders, positions and areas was held with engineering units of the Southern Military District.

Bulk-type gabions were used for the operational equipping of defensive fortifications of control posts.

Military engineers also erected some of these structures mechanically.

Assault units were involved in the exercise, which overcame obstacles in non-explosive obstacles using assault ladders.

During the crossing of the water barrier, the specialists made passes through the mine-explosive obstacles.

The advanced and newest engineering and automotive equipment - protected vehicles "Taifun", "Rys" "Patrul", multifunctional robotic systems "Uran-6" with a multi-lift, a universal armored engineering vehicle UBIM, a complex for the deployment of temporary roads of the KRVD, a heavy mechanized bridge TMM-7, combined road vehicle KDM, drilling rigs PBU-1000 and PBU-100.

For water desalination, the MKKV-1000 reagentless water purification and conservation system was used.









Landing at an earthen airfield in the Rostov region of the Il-76MD aircraft of military transport aviation and Su-25SM attack aircraft as part of special exercises with the troops of the Southern Military District.

Also, the crews of the army aviation were involved, helicopters MI-26, Mi-8AMTSh and Mi-35M landed on a separate ground area.

The landing of the aircraft became possible thanks to the painstaking work of specialists from the logistics departments on the Pogorelovo earthen area.

The specialists of the logistics department of the air force and air defense unit of the Southern Military District and the engineering unit of the district completed the planning of the surface of the earthen airfield, the arrangement of taxiways and aircraft parking areas, the installation of warehouses with weapons and ammunition, as well as points of maintenance and repair.









Marines with the support of ships of the Caspian flotilla practice tactical actions in the amphibious landing operation



19.08.2020 - 11:13







In the Republic of Dagestan, marine units, ships and boats of the Caspian flotilla of the southern military district (SMD) are being trained to land marine troops on an unequipped coast.

In total, about 500 military personnel of the marine corps were involved, 10 ships, boats and vessels and more than 30 units of automobile and special equipment of the Caspian flotilla were involved.

The soldiers of the marine assault companies landed on the coast from Mi-8 helicopters by assault from a height of up to 3 m in full combat gear and captured the landing bridgehead, thereby ensuring the deployment and possibility of tactical maneuver of the main marine landing forces.

Then, as part of the battalions, the marines destroyed the anti-amphibious defense forces of the mock enemy and held the bridgehead. To create a situation as close to combat as possible, imitation means, smoke bombs, blank cartridges and charges were used, simulating the blasts of an artillery shell "SHIRAS".

The ship's forces performed artillery support of the advancing troops and the landing of the main forces of the naval tactical force.

The training is conducted in order to prepare the personnel of the marine battalions and ship forces of the Caspian flotilla to participate in the strategic exercise "Caucasus-2020".




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Two strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS perform a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Japan sea and the Northern-Western part of the Pacific ocean



19.08.2020 - 14:01






Two strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS of the Russian Aerospace forces performed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Japan sea and the North-Western part of the Pacific ocean.

The total flight time exceeded eight hours.

At some stages of the route, Russian aircraft were accompanied by Japanese air force fighters.





Long-range aviation pilots regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Black and Baltic seas, and the Pacific ocean.

All flights of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out in strict accordance with the International Airspace Management System without violating the borders of other states.




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Published on August 19, 2020





The detention of a vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, "hijacked" by unknown persons, was carried out by units of the military police as part of the special exercises "Guard-2020" at the Noginsky training ground in the Moscow region.

After receiving the message about the hijacking, the officer on duty at the Military Inspectorate informed the crews on duty about the incident and, using GLONASS, found the “hijacked” car, reporting its coordinates to the nearest post.

Having carried out the arrest, the inspectors of the military police brought the hijacker to the interrogator of the military commandant's office to carry out the prescribed procedural actions.



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During a special exercise of the railway unit of the Southern Military District, a floating railway bridge NZhM-56 was raised.









For the first time, within the framework of the "Army-2020" forum, the combat capabilities of modern domestic air defense systems will be demonstrated



20.08.2020 - 12:29







As part of the international military-technical forum "Army-2020", the Ashuluk test site will host a dynamic demonstration of the combat capabilities of Russian air defense systems for the first time.

The event will demonstrate the capabilities of echeloned air defense. In the dynamic display, the formed grouping of air defense units will reflect a massive missile and air strike of a mock enemy, which will be simulated by various types of air targets. Targets in their characteristics correspond to existing means of air attack, including aerodynamic, ballistic targets and unmanned aerial vehicles.

The basis of the air defense grouping will consist of modern anti-aircraft missile systems S-400, S-300V4, "Buk-m3", "Tor", "Pantsir-S", and the "Typhoon-air defense" combat vehicle.




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Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, arrived with a check in the troops of the Southern Military District



20.08.2020 - 12:45







Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, arrived with a check in the troops of the Southern Military District.

He will inspect the final phase of the second stage of special exercises to deploy a support system for a grouping of forces in the southwestern direction in preparation for Kavkaz-2020 command post exercise.





General of the Army Valery Gerasimov will hear reports from the command of the district and officials of the military command and control bodies on the progress of special exercises on the types of support for troops (forces).





In addition, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces will assess the practical actions of the combat service support units, the military police, the air force, as well as the special purpose medical unit and military-political work bodies at the district training grounds.





From 10 to 21 August, special exercises on the types of support for the actions of troops (forces), as well as exercises with military police, are held on the territory of the Southern Military District.





In total, there are more than 6,000 troops and over 750 pieces of military and special hardware invloved in the event.




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Published on August 20, 2020





Landing of the Northern fleet marine troops on the Taimyr Peninsula as part of a tactical exercise.

Army corps and marines entered a training battle for an important industrial facility under the cover of a group of ships and helicopters of naval aviation.









Military police stopped an attempt to break through by a high-speed boat into the protected water area and detained a group of terrorists in the area of the Pacific Fleet's submarine forces during a special exercise in Kamchatka.

The duty group of the water military police on a specialized boat BL-680 timely detected and intercepted the "violators".

A group of military police on the shore blocked the terrorists and prevented them from landing unnoticed.









The last day of test runs of the participants of the competition "Masters of armored vehicles" took place today in Ostrogozhsk.

We publish the most spectacular footage of the passage of the route on UAZ Patriot cars and KamAZ trucks.



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Two NATO aircraft intercepted over the Black Sea by the crew of the Russian Su-30SM fighter jet



20.08.2020 - 19:09






Russian means of airspace control detected an air targets approaching the State border of the Russian Federation over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the National Centre for State Defence Control.

To identify air targets and prevent violation of the State Border of the Russian Federation, a Su-30SM fighter from the air defence forces of the Southern Military District was raised into the air.

The crew of the Russian fighter jet approached a safe distance to the aerial targets and identified them as the French Navy Atlantic 2 reconnaissance aircraft and the British Air Force R.1 Sentinel.





After the reconnaissance plane flew away from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter jet returned safely to its home airfield.

The entire flight of the Russian fighter jet took place strictly in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.

Violations of the State Border of the Russian Federation by French and British aircraft were not registered.




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Published on August 20, 2020





The flights took place at the Migalovo airfield in the Tver region.

The Il-76md and An-22 Antey planes were flying into the sky.

The entire management team of the unit was involved in the flights, complex elements of flight training were worked out for the subsequent training of young specialists, including graduates of universities in 2020.

Take-off and landing on the ground, simulated engine failure, landing with the engine off and on instruments were performed.









Russian Head of the Military Department chairs Defence Ministry Board Session



21.08.2020 - 13:51






Today Moscow hosted another Defence Ministry Board Session chaired by the General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at the National Centre for State Defence Control.

Opening the meeting, the head of the military department reminded the participants of two important events of the current month - the ARMY International Military-Technical Forum and the International Army Games.

As Sergei Shoigu emphasized, this year the forum will become the first congress and exhibition event of the international level in the field of defence.

“Large-scale exhibition, demonstration, scientific and business programs, cultural and historical entertainment events are planned. About 1.5 thousand organizations and industrial enterprises will present more than 28 thousand exhibits. Almost 700 units of modern weapons and military equipment will take part in the static and dynamic demonstration,” the Minister of Defenсe said.

In addition, over 180 scientific and business events are envisaged on topical security issues, the development of the production and scientific and technical potential of the country's military-industrial complex. Bilateral meetings and negotiations with heads of delegations of foreign states will be held on the sidelines of the Forum.





“We expect representatives from 92 countries. 18 delegations will be headed by ministers and deputy defence ministers,” the head of the military department said.

Sergei Shoigu also highlighted the upcoming International Army Games. He noted that for two weeks, the skills and professional skills of 156 teams from 32 countries will be demonstrated at the training grounds of five states.

“The games program includes 30 contests. In addition, we are presenting three new competitions, which we will start holding from next year. This is a tactical shooting competition, overcoming a complex obstacle course with the implementation of firing missions and a competition among specialists of the military topographic service "Reliable landmark", added the Minister of Defenсe.

Turning to the agenda of the meeting, the head of the military department proposed to discuss the issue of training command personnel.

“Today this is one of our priority tasks. It is on the broad outlook, comprehensive education and military skill of the command staff that the success of solving the complex tasks facing the Armed Forces depends,” the head of the military department said.





Sergei Shoigu stressed that the experience of training leadership personnel accumulated at the Military Academy of the General Staff, which created all conditions for the development and professional growth of senior command personnel, deserves special attention.

The staff of the academy currently unites highly qualified teachers and researchers, more than 60 percent of whom have combat experience. Thanks to their professionalism, innovative and classical teaching methods are successfully combined in the educational process.

The academy has 16 military-scientific schools on topical areas of development of military science and military art. This contributes to the high-quality training of specialists in the management of the military organization of the state.

The electronic educational environment is rapidly developing, the material and technical base is being improved. Today, 52 percent of the total number of hands-on sessions delivered in a simulated dynamic environment provides sustainable organizational and management skills for modern operations.

Last year, the Academy of the General Staff recreated refresher courses for commanders of military districts, heads of central bodies of military command and their deputies. They are trained in the most pressing issues of military strategy, operational art and military command.





The entire leadership of the Ministry of Defenсe of the Russian Federation is actively involved in the educational process.

The advanced training methods used at the General Staff Academy are highly regarded by foreign military experts. Currently, servicemen from 35 friendly states are being trained there.

"In general, the system of training senior officers has a high potential for improving and training military leaders who are ready to solve tasks in the field of ensuring Russia's military security and to protect its citizens," the Minister of Defenсe noted.





The Board will discuss the implementation of the activities of the Office of the Chief of the NCB Protection Troops of implementing the May decrees of the President of Russia, his instructions following the meetings in Sochi and his Message to the Federal Assembly.

“Along with their direct mission, the NBC protection troops are actively involved in solving various peacetime tasks. In the context of the fight against the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the NBC protection specialists disinfected 560 objects in 140 settlements outside the Russian Federation. More than 260 thousand objects with a total area of 52 million square meters have been processed on the territory of our country,” the head of the military department said.

In addition, Sergei Shoigu added that with the direct participation of the 48th Central Scientific Research Institute of NBC Protection Troops and the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defence developed and registered the world's first vaccine against a new coronavirus infection on August 11 of this year.





At present, by decision of the President of the Russian Federation, the combined detachment of the NBC protection troops is taking part in measures to eliminate environmental pollution in Usolye-Sibirskoye city, Irkutsk Region.

The development of the NBC protection troops remains one of the important areas of the Armed Forces' activities. They are equipped with modern weapons, military and special equipment. By the end of 2025, this figure should be 85 percent.

“By the end of the year, it is planned to supply the troops with a new heavy flamethrower system TOS-2, which has an increased range and power. Shooting with the use of TOS-2 will be practiced at the Kavkaz 2020 strategic exercise. This system will significantly increase the combat capabilities of groupings of troops in strategic directions,” the Minister of Defence said.




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Published on August 21, 2020





Units of two combined-arms formations of the Eastern Military District inflicted a massive fire defeat on the enemy with the support of aviation and artillery during a bilateral tactical exercise at the Tsugol training ground. Fire from self-propelled howitzers and MLRS successively destroyed control points and suppressed large enemy firepower.

Also, during the firing, the enemy's advancing reserves identified by reconnaissance units were hit, after which the motorized rifle eliminated the "enemy" with the support of army and operational-tactical aviation.

About 6 thousand servicemen from Transbaikalia and the Amur Region were involved in the exercise, up to 1 thousand units of weapons and military equipment were involved, including infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, self-propelled artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, about 30 fighter, bomber and assault aircraft aviation, attack helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles.



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In Novorossiysk and Sevastopol, under the leadership of the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, naval exercises were held to provide special support for the actions of the fleet forces at sea.

In the course of several stages of large-scale training, the sailors searched for the sunken submarine and rescued the crew, organized anti-sabotage defense of the naval base, technical support of force groupings in the designated sea area, as well as defense and protection of this area during replenishment of ships at sea.

More than 30 warships, boats and support vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as Ka-27, Mi-8 helicopters and Be-12 amphibious aircraft of naval aviation, were involved in the performance of the tasks.









Published on August 22, 2020





International Army Games 2020 kick off on August 23!

156 teams from 32 countries will meet in hot fights at the training grounds of five states - Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia, they will have to fight for victory in 30 competitions of professional skill.

The venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of these large-scale and spectacular events will be the Patriot Park in the Moscow region.









The awards ceremony for a brigade of Russian military doctors, who were sent to Kyrgyzstan in July to provide medical assistance in the fight against coronavirus in hospitals in Bishkek and Osh, was held at the Kant Russian airbase.

All 19 doctors received various awards from the General Staff of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces and the State Defense Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Medical specialists have completed their work and they are returning to Russia.

During the execution of the tasks, doctors examined more than 450 patients and discharged about 200 people.









Servicemen of tank, artillery and motorized rifle units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District in Abkhazia worked out the defense of the Black Sea coast during a tactical exercise.

At the Nagvalou training ground, the military repulsed the attack of an enemy amphibious assault.

The units hit naval targets in the form of floating targets imitating enemy landing ships.

The shooting was carried out from T-72B3 tanks, BTR-82M armoured personnel carrier, "Grad" MLRS, artillery pieces and RPG-7 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers.



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In honor of the Day of the State Flag of Russia, the walls of the Main Church of the Armed Forces were illuminated this evening in the colors of the Russian flag, as a symbol of the greatness of Russia, the glory of Russian weapons and devotion to God.

Historically, the red color on the flag signified the unity and greatness of the country, the blue color is the iconographic color of the Mother of God, under whose Protection Russia is, and white means freedom and independence.

The Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation has been annually celebrated on August 22 since 1994. It was first raised on the first Russian ship "Orel / Eagle" during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich in 1668.









For the first time, two international competitions of Army international games-2020 "Equestrian Marathon" and "Military rally" started in the Republic of Tyva



23.08.2020 - 08:30







For the first time, two competitions "Equestrian Marathon" and "Military rally" of the Army international games - 2020 started in the Republic of Tuva.











The opening ceremony of the competitions was held on the "Arata" square in the capital of the Republic of Tyva, Kyzyl. It was attended by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel General Alexander Lapin, representatives of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of foreign countries, competitors from Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Uzbekistan, the head of the Republic of Tuva, Sholban Kara-ool, and representatives of the regional administration.











"In terms of passion intensity, our competitions are not much different from the world's largest sports championships. In them, the audience will see a high-class command of modern military vehicles, coordinated action of mounted units, the ability to quickly make competent decisions in a difficult situation. However, the main goal of the competition is not only to improve skills and professionalism, but also to strengthen our military partnership and combat brotherhood. I am sure that such joint events will significantly strengthen the combat partnership between our states and will contribute to their prosperity," Colonel - General Lapin said.











He added that the competition "Military rally" will be attended by teams of leading enterprises of the Russian automotive industry - the Kama and Ural automobile plants, which will once again demonstrate the power of Russian military equipment.








The international stages of the military drivers' competitions "Military rally" and the mounted units "Horse marathon" will be held in the Republic of Tuva from August 23 to 30. The "Equestrian Marathon" will be attended by the Russian team and the debutant of the competition - the team of Uzbekistan.








The "Military rally" will feature teams of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Uzbekistan. Outside of the competition program, teams from KAMAZ and Ural automobile plants will take part in the competition.




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The international stage of Elbrus Ring 2020 competition for the best mountain division started in the Elbrus region



23.08.2020 - 11:00







Today, in the Elbrus region, on the basis of the Terskol Mountain Training and Survival Centre, the grand opening of the international stage of the competition for the best mountain unit "Elbrus Ring-2020" took place.











Military personnel from Uzbekistan and Russia are taking part in the competition.











Russian teams are represented by mountain units of the Airborne Troops, the Southern and Eastern Military Districts and the Rosgvardiya.











"The competition that has started is truly a men's competition and each member of the teams competing for the championship will have the opportunity to show their fighting qualities, strength, endurance and will to win.











This year, a number of major changes have been made to the "Elbrus ring 2020" program.











In particular, we have added 15 special task, which will literally run on a dormant volcano from the glade Azau, and thereby fulfilled a special task "a high-speed race on the route Azau – Elbrus", - addressed to participants of competitions the head of department of physical training and sports of the Armed Forces of Russia Colonel Andrey Zykov.











The event also included a concert dedicated to the opening of the international stage of the "Elbrus ring 2020".











Creative teams of the Republic and the military orchestra of the Southern Military District performed before the participants of the competition.




















For reference:

The organizer of the contest "Elbrus ring" is the department of physical training and sports of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

These competitions have a military-applied orientation and have been held on an international scale since 2016.

The closing ceremony of the competition will take place on September 5, 2020, as part of the international stage of the competition "Elbrus ring".





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Today, the Kaliningrad region hosted the opening ceremony of the international competition "Seaborne Assault-2020"



23.08.2020 - 12:31







Today, the opening ceremony of the international contest "Seaborne Assault-2020" was held at the Khmelevka training ground in the Kaliningrad region.








The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the command of the Russian Navy, the Baltic fleet, the honor guard company, and the participating teams. As part of the official part, there was a solemn presentation of the participating teams, raising the flag of the Army international games and draw. Then there were demonstration performances by soldiers of the amphibious assault unit of the marine corps, a concert by the song and dance Ensemble of the Baltic fleet and the vocal and instrumental group "Black berets".








An exhibition of modern weapons and military equipment of the Navy, coastal troops, as well as emergency rescue equipment was opened for the guests of the event. Special stands display small arms and equipment of the Baltic naval base anti-sabotage unit, rescue equipment and diving equipment, as well as weapons and equipment of the marine recce units of the Baltic fleet.








For a week and a half, more than 100 Russian and Tajik military personnel will demonstrate their professional skills in speed, strength and agility, marksmanship with small arms and armament of armored personnel carriers, as well as in driving armored personnel carriers over rough terrain and afloat.








In total, the contestants will overcome more than 30 obstacles in three stages of the competition, which are called "Obstacle course", "Survival trail" and "Relay". The total length of the obstacle course will be about 10 kilometers, 600 meters of which will pass through the water. In the competition, the military personnel will show their mastery of armament of armored personnel carriers - an automatic gun 2A72 caliber 30 mm, paired with a 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun and personal small arms-a Kalashnikov AK-74M caliber 5.45 mm.








In addition, the marines of the participating countries will perform various physical exercises, both individually and as part of a typical marine platoon, pass routes with various obstacles in the form of craters, trenches, ditches, mine-explosive barriers and water barriers, as well as perform firing tasks on various targets.





On August 24, at 10.00, the first stage of the competition - "Obstacle course" - will start at the Khmelevka training ground. According to the terms of the competition, each team member in full uniform with standard weapons and body armor must overcome this specialized lane, which has 19 obstacles and a total length of 1200 meters. The most difficult elements to overcome are the "Telegraph pole", "Sewer section", "Communication line" and other obstacles.





It is worth noting that the entrance for spectators to the stages of the competition is free and everyone will be able to watch the progress of the competitions. A free bus will run from Primorsk railway station to the competition venues.




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Lieutenant General Andrey Holzakov, Deputy commander of the airborne troops, opened the 6th international stage of the “Airborne Platoon-2020" field training competition”



23.08.2020 - 12:50







Today in Pskov, at the Zavelichye training ground of the guards paratrooper unit, the international stage of the "Airborne Platoon-2020" competition for field training among paratroopers has started for the sixth time.





The opening ceremony was attended by Lieutenant General Andrey Holzakov, Deputy commander of the Airborne troops for collective rapid response forces and peacekeeping operations, head of administration office of the Pskov region Sergey Dmitriev, veterans of the Airborne troops, representatives of public organizations the "Yunarmiya".





In the parade of teams-participants took part more than 200 participants, consisting of 10 teams from the Algerian People's Democratic Republic, Republic of Belarus, the Kingdom of Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Republic of the Congo, Republic of Mali, Republic of Namibia, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan; Republic of Equatorial Guinea.





The opening ceremony began with the raising of the competition flag. The honorary right to raise the flag of the games was granted to the winner of the international stage of the "Airborne Platoon-2019" competition, guard private Konstantin Lavrentiev.








The international stage of the competition was opened by Lieutenant General Andrey Holzakov, Deputy commander of the Airborne troops on collective rapid response forces and peacekeeping operations: "Today, according to the established tradition, we are opening the international stage of the competition for field training among paratroopers "Airborne Platoon", held within the framework of the Sixth Army international games of the two thousand and twentieth year.








Every year, the interest and geography of countries joining the international Army games and the Airborne Platoon increases.








Here are gathered the best of the best representatives of the Airborne troops of the participating countries, who demonstrate their skills, show the world an example of friendship between our countries.








I am sure that holding these games will help to improve the level of professional training of military personnel and crews, their skills and coherence, and strengthen international cooperation between the armed forces of the participating countries.





Within ten days, the best representatives of Airborne troops from 10 countries will meet in exciting competitions in the Pskov region.





I have no doubt that by showing their high professionalism and skill during the competition, the participants of the games will set a new bar in the preparation and training of paratroopers."





In conclusion, Lieutenant General Andrey Holzakov, on behalf of the commander of the airborne troops, Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov, the Command and Military Council of the Airborne troops, wished everyone a fair fight, success in all stages and victory in the competition.





The first stage of the competition is tomorrow, August 24, this year, during which participants will determine the best team in landing as part of a platoon, gathering at the landing site and marching for 10 kilometers.




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Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu studied the display of aircraft in Kubinka before the opening of the forum "Army-2020"



23.08.2020 - 13:00







Today, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited an exhibition of the latest aircraft at the Kubinka airfield before the opening of the "Army 2020" forum.





Sergei Shoigu began by examining the closed part, where representatives of the military-industrial complex showed him a multi-purpose fighter of the fifth generation Su-57, an upgraded Mi-28NM attack helicopter and a promising heavy UAV "Okhotnik".








According to Ilya Tarasenko, CEO of "Sukhoi", some of the developments presented at the forum "have already been implemented and are being produced in series".








The Minister also got acquainted with the "Altius" UAV, Su-35S and MiG-35 fighters, Ka-52K, Mi-28T, and Mi-171Sh helicopters presented at the open part of the exhibition.








After the inspection, the crews of Su-57 and MiG-35 aircraft demonstrated the flight capabilities of this aircraft in the air.





The International Military and Technical Forum "Army-2020" is held from 23 to 29 August 2020 on the territory of the congress and exhibition center of the Russian Armed forces "Patriot", the Alabino training ground and Kubinka airfield. In addition, part of the demonstration shows will be held at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. They will be broadcast at the forum's venues in "Patriot" park.




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The head of the Russian military department highly appreciated the cooperation with Abkhazia as a strategic partner in Transcaucasia



23.08.2020 - 13:40







Russia provides Abkhazia with comprehensive assistance in ensuring military security and developing its statehood. This was stated today by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at talks with the head of the military department of the Republic Vladimir Anua.

"Abkhazia is our ally and strategic partner in Transcaucasia. We appreciate the consistent policy of the military and political leadership of your country to expand cooperation with Russia in the military sphere. We continue to provide Abkhazia with all-round assistance in developing its statehood and ensuring military security," Sergei Shoigu said.





According to him, both states jointly form a common defense space, one of the important elements of which is a joint Russian military base on the territory of Abkhazia. "We pay special attention to maintaining its combat readiness and resolving issues of daily activities. We continue to work on the implementation of the agreement between Russia and Abkhazia on alliance and strategic partnership," the Russian Defence Minister said.





He noted that he was happy to welcome his colleague to the "Army 2020" forum. "This is the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment. Equipment and weapons, which are mostly tested in combat, have been improved. Naturally, there are a lot of new things that have yet to be tested and put into service," Sergei Shoigu said.





The Minister stressed that Russia and Abkhazia are bound by neighborly, friendly and partnership relations. "Our relations are clear and well-known. We are partners, neighbors, and friends. Based on this, we build all the work. I hope that both today's exhibition and the army games, where the best servicemen show their skills, will bring significant benefits to ensuring security in the region," Sergei Shoigu said.





He called the training of military personnel for the Armed Forces of Abkhazia an important area of interaction. He also noted that this year was not easy due to the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection. "We were forced to finish the academic year ahead of schedule," Sergei Shoigu said.





He recalled that the Russian Defence Ministry, at the request of the Abkhazian side, provided assistance to the Republic in the fight against Covid-19. On April 17, 2020, 35 military personnel and 13 pieces of weapons and military equipment were sent to Abkhazia to disinfect health facilities, streets and roads. The Russian division disinfected socially significant objects in the localities of Gudauta, Agudzera, Ochamchira, Tkuarchal, Gal, Gagra

At the end of the meeting of the ministers, a ceremony was held to award Sergei Shoigu the order of Courage of Abkhazia for helping to rescue residents of the city of Tkuarchala during the Abkhazian-Georgian conflict of 1992-1993. The Minister of Defence of Abkhazia noted during the ceremony that "Abkhazia was, is and will be a reliable friend of Russia".




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The head of the Defence Ministry of the Central African Republic thanked Russia for its support and assistance



23.08.2020 - 13:44



The Minister of Defence of the Central African Republic Marie-Noëlle Koyara thanked Russia for the assistance rendered at a critical time for the country.

"I want to convey my wishes of the Russian Federation on behalf of the President Touadera and his family. I want to start by saying thank you to the Russian Federation, the Russian people and you personally for the assistance that the Central African Republic will continue to receive," the Defence Minister said at a meeting with the head of the Russian military department, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, on the sidelines of the "Army 2020" International Military and Technical Forum.

She noted Russia's assistance in terms of equipment, training, and technical advice.

"Our cooperation is growing and developing. We see that the Russian Federation strongly helps us, said Koyara. – We know that today, unfortunately, the combat groups that operate on the territory of the country receive supplies from somewhere. We don't know where from yet. But we hope that thanks to the engaged staff on our side, we will be able to achieve positive results."

"We consider the Central African Republic as a reliable and promising partner of Russia on the African continent," Sergei Shoigu said in response.

He noted that the intensity of interaction between the military departments of the two countries is growing every year. "We are determined to continue active cooperation with your country in strengthening security and stability in Africa," the head of the Russian Defence Ministry said.

The Russian Minister noted that the proximity of approaches in solving key global and regional problems allows the two states to join efforts in the interests of establishing and strengthening a just world order based on the principles of equality and mutual respect.

"Thank you for finding the opportunity to attend the International Military and Technical Forum "Army-2020" in a difficult epidemiological situation," Sergei Shoigu added.




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The meeting of the heads of the defence ministries of the CIS, SCO and CSTO countries will be held in Moscow in early September



23.08.2020 - 15:00



A joint meeting of the heads of defence departments of the CIS, SCO and CSTO member states will be held in Moscow in early September. This was announced by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with the head of the military department of Armenia David Tonoyan.

According to him, military cooperation between the two countries is developing both in a bilateral format and within international structures, primarily the CSTO.

"I will be glad to see you at the beginning of September in Moscow at a joint meeting of the heads of defence departments of the CIS member states, SCO member states and the CSTO," the Russian Minister said at a meeting held on the sidelines of the "Army 2020" International Military and Technical Forum.

He thanked his colleague for the participation of the Armenian Armed Forces contingent in the Victory parade on the Red Square on June 24 and noted the high level of training of the servicemen.

"This is a big, significant event for all of us. This is our common holiday. The holiday is actually of one nation, " Sergei Shoigu said.

According to the head of the Defence Ministry, the relations of friendship, good-neighborliness and cooperation should be passed down from generation to generation, as well as the memory of the great feats of fathers and grandfathers, and be strengthened every year.

The head of the Russian Defence Ministry wished the Armenian teams victories in the International Army Games and invited his colleague to discuss topical issues of bilateral cooperation in the military sphere.




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Russian-Iranian military cooperation is being restored after restrictions imposed in connection with the pandemic



23.08.2020 - 15:08







Russian-Iranian cooperation has been steadily developing and is gradually recovering from the restrictions imposed in connection with the pandemic. This was stated today by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Amir Khatami.

"Iran is a strategic partner of Russia. Relations between our countries are characterized by a high level of trusting political dialogue and mutual understanding. Currently, Russian-Iranian cooperation continues to develop consistently, " he said.





Sergei Shoigu noted that despite the difficult situation in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, contacts between Moscow and Tehran "remain quite intensive". "The epidemiological situation is gradually normalizing. We are returning to holding significant multilateral events, " the Russian Minister said.





He said that at the "Army 2020" forum, which opens today in Kubinka, the Iranian delegation will be able to get acquainted with the latest Russian weapons. "This year we decided to combine the international military-technical forum "Army" and the Army International Games. At the forum's expositions, the Iranian delegation will be able to get acquainted with the latest examples of Russian weapons and military equipment," Sergei Shoigu said.





The head of the Russian Defence Ministry wished the Iranian military personnel a successful performance at the International Army Games, expressing confidence that the visit of the Republic's delegation to Russia will be rich and interesting.





In response, the Defence Minister of the Islamic Republic, Amir Khatami, said that Russia plays an important role in the international arena and at the regional level, and Iran has always been interested in this."





"We always wanted Russia to be a strong power in the international arena and in the region," Khatami said, noting the important roles that Iran and Russia "play in the region and in particular in Syria."

The Minister described the "Army 2020" forum as "a major specialized military-technical event at the international and regional level".




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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu opened the "Army 2020" forum and the Army international games



23.08.2020 - 15:35







Russian Defenсe Minister Sergei Shoigu declared the International Military and Technical Forum "Army-2020" and the Army international games open.











"All words are spoken. I can only do one thing - declare the International Military and Technical Forum "Army-2020" and the Army international games - 2020 open, " Sergei Shoigu said today at a ceremony in Kubinka near Moscow.











According to him, the forum has become the world's largest arms exhibition.











"Representatives of many countries have gathered here today. More than 90 delegations arrived to see the achievements of Russian weapons manufacturers, all that our defence industry can do, " the Minister said.














He thanked everyone who found an opportunity to come to the forum to participate in it, as well as in the International Army Games.














The International Military and Technical Forum "Army-2020" is held from 23 to 29 August 2020 on the territory of the congress and exhibition center of the Russian Armed Forces "Patriot", the Alabino training ground and Kubinka airfield. In addition, part of the demonstration shows will be held at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. They will be broadcast at the forum's venues in "Patriot" park.




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Three competitions of the Army international games were launched in Brest



23.08.2020 - 16:31







Today in the Republic of Belarus on the territory of the memorial complex "Brest fortress-hero" took place the opening ceremony of the international competitions "Sniper Frontier", "Polar Star" and "Confident Reception", which will be attended by teams from seven countries.








Teams of participating countries, Chief of the General staff of the Armed Forces-first Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus Major General Alexander Volfovich, Commander of Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus Major General Vadim Denisenko, military personnel of the Brest garrison and invited guests took part in the solemn events. The Russian Armed Forces were represented at the opening ceremony by the Deputy head of the main signals department of the Russian Armed Forces, Major General Alexander Rubis.








In his speech, Major General A. Volfovich expressed confidence that participation in the army games will strengthen trust between the Armed Forces and make a significant contribution to international security.











Participants of the ceremony laid flowers at the memorial to the fallen defenders of the Brest fortress and honored their memory with a minute of silence.











Russian military personnel are represented in all three competitions held in the Republic of Belarus.











The Russian team at the international competitions of masters of marksmanship will be represented by the winners of the all-army stage of the competition-cadets of the Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School, as well as military personnel of the Eastern Military District. In addition, Russian DOSAAF teams and a women's team of snipers from the Republic of Belarus take part in international competitions of the best snipers on a non-competitive basis.











At the competitions among special forces groups, Russia will be represented by paratroopers of the airborne guards unit from the Moscow region.








The Russian team of signallers included representatives of the types and branches of troops, the Western Military District, as well as cadets of the Budyonny Military Academy of Signals.








International competitions "Sniper Frontier", "Polar Star" will be held at the "Brest" training ground of the 38th separate guards paratrooper brigade of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, the "Confident reception" competition in Minsk and will last until September 5.




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The center for service dog breeding of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hosted the opening of the international cynological contest "True friend"



23.08.2020 - 17:54







Today in the 470 training center for service dog of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Dmitrovsky area of Moscow region took place the opening of the international stage of cynological contest "True friend".

In 2020, the cynological competition will be held for the fifth time in the framework of Army games-2020.

The ceremony was attended by the representatives of the Defence Ministry of Russia, administration of Dmitrovsky and Taldomsky district, Moscow region, honorary foreign guests, the military and members of their families, veterans 470 training center service dog of the Armed Forces.





Major General Vladimir Golovachev, the chief judge of the competition, head of the department of the military and security service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, made a welcoming speech to the participating teams. He wished everyone good luck in their struggle to win the competition.





"We are happy to welcome you to the cynological contest "True friend". It is pleasant to note that these meetings have become a good tradition. Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Algeria-the teams of these countries are our permanent participants. But the geography of games is getting wider."





"This year, the teams of Vietnam and Israel are competing with us for the first time," the chief judge of the cynological contest said in his speech.





For all guests of the event, performances of dog handlers with their pets were demonstrated.





For participants and all guests, the command formation of Airborne troops demonstrated their skills in hand-to-hand combat. The combined military band of the 154th Preobrazhensky regiment of the Western Military District and the Strategic Missile Forces communications unit played popular military tunes and marches, and the vocal group "Sineva" of the airborne forces from the city of Ivanovo performed songs from their repertoire.





The festive concert was completed by the choreographic groups of the Taldom house of culture.





During the competition, participants will compete with each other and show the audience their skills in accuracy, speed and correct execution of exercises, performing various tasks with their service dog at five stages of the competition.





In addition to the Russian national team, teams from the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State of Israel take part in military dog training competitions.





The international stage of the cynological contest "True friend" will be held from 23 to 31 August 2020.




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Aviadarts 2020 kicks off in Ryazan



23.08.2020 - 18:07







In Ryazan, the opening ceremony of the all-Russian stage of the Aviadarts-2020 flight skills competition took place at the Diaghilev airfield. The event was held under the leadership of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.





The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Andrei Yudin, Governor of the Ryazan Region, teams of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.








During the competition, the pilots will compete in the following disciplines: physical training, aerial reconnaissance, navigation, piloting technique, combat use against ground targets.








More than 40 crews take part in the competition. Each team performs on its own aviation equipment. (Involved aircraft: Su-35S, Su-30sm, Su-25 of various modifications, Yak-130; helicopters: Ka-52, Mi-28N, Mi-24, Mi-9 of various modifications).








The competition will be held in 4 categories for types of aviation: fighter aviation, assault aviation, army aviation on combat and army aviation on transport and combat helicopters.





The competition will last until September 5.




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International Army Games-2020 "Warrior of Peace" contest was opened in Armenia



23.08.2020 - 19:00







The solemn opening of the international competition of International Army Games 2020 "Warrior of Peace" was held in Dilijan (Tavush region) in the Republic of Armenia.





Teams from the republics of Armenia, Belarus, Greece and Russia take part in the "Warrior of Peace" contest of military personnel professional skills.





Each team is represented by 4 servicemen, including one woman.





The opening ceremony was held on the parade ground of the military sports lyceum named after M. Melkonyan of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.





The participants of the contest and the heads of foreign delegations were welcomed by Armenian Defence Minister David Tonoyan.

The Army Games competition will be held in compliance with all sanitary and anti-epidemiological measures aimed at excluding the introduction and spread of infectious diseases.

The Competition program is designed for 10 days and includes a military sports competition "Athlete", competitions in the subjects of combat training "Professional" and "Sniper", an intellectual tour "Erudite" and a talent contest "Cavalier"("Madam").

On September 03, the awarding ceremony of all stages of the "Warrior of Peace" contest will be held, as well as a gala concert with the participation of Armenian pop stars and the song and dance ensemble of the Armenian Defence Ministry.

The "Warrior of Peace" international competition for military professional skills of friendly army personnel has been held annually since 2009 by the decision of the Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS member states and in accordance with the plans for bilateral cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and the ministries of defence of the CIS member states.





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The solemn opening of the international army games 2020 competition Suvorov attack took place in the Amur region



23.08.2020 - 20:47






The solemn opening of the Suvorov attack international competition took place at the Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School training ground (Amur region). The opening was held simultaneously with the opening of a number of competitions of the International Army Games - 2020 in other cities of the country and abroad.














Before the solemn opening, a group of parachutists conducted a landing on the platform in front of the audience with the flag of the Suvorov attack competition. Then the teams and guests were presented with fire and maneuver capabilities of modern Land Forces equipment. Powerful artillery guns "Hyacinth" performed direct fire, and maneuverable BTR-82AM and T-72B3M performed a round-up with fire hitting various targets. Tank gunners fired anti-aircraft machine guns at simulated unmanned aircraft, hitting balloons at different altitudes.














After showing the capabilities of the equipment, a ceremony was held to release and raise the national flags of the countries that arrived at the competition. The flags of the republics of Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, Congo, Mali, Myanmar, the Russian Federation and Equatorial Guinea were raised in turn to the sound of the national anthem.











The final of Suvorov Attack international competition for crews of infantry fighting vehicles is being held in the Far East for the first time. The competition will last two weeks. The event will pay special attention to compliance with the sanitary regime and anti-epidemic measures.




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Over 3.5 thousand spectators watched the opening ceremony of the Masters of armored vehicles competition in Voronezh region



23.08.2020 - 21:48







The opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2020 Competition “Masters of Armored Vehicles” was held in the Voronezh Region.








About 3.5 thousand guests and residents of the Voronezh region saw an interactive show with a light-graphic presentation of the teams-countries participating in the sixth international competition of military drivers and specialists of car repair workshops.








“For the first time this year, a competition between military drivers and repair workshop specialists will be held at the training ground of the training centre of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Members of teams from Belarus, Uzbekistan, China and Russia were personally presented for the guests of the show. A team of veterans of the DOSAAF Russian national team will also perform outside the competition. Within 5 days, spectators will be presented with 4 stages of the competition, the main of which - the team relay race will determine the best military drivers,” said Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Zubik, commander of the training center for training junior specialists of the Russian Defence Ministry's armored service.








Also, for the first time in the history of the International Army Games, a symbol of the competition was presented - the raccoon "Avtoshka", this is a pilot project, for which the absolute majority of the military personnel of the training centre voted.








Performances of creative teams, honor guard companies, military drivers, and an exhibition of modern weapons and military equipment are also prepared for the audience.





Competitions of military drivers of the Army International Games will be held from August 23 to 29 at the training ground of the training center for junior specialists of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in the city of Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh region.




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In the Penza region, the opening ceremony of the "Master gunsmith-2020" competition took place. It became the most representative in all five years of its existence: for the first time, teams from Laos, Cambodia, Congo and Abkhazia participate in it.

The national teams of Russia, Armenia, Iran and Uzbekistan also participate in the competition.

The Penza region greeted the participants of the competition with performances by musical and creative teams of the region, as well as a demonstration training battle with firing from mortars and howitzers.



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Demonstration of the capabilities of the most modern combat vehicles - T-90A, T-72B3, T-80UE1, T-80BVM, as well as biathlon of T-34-85 tanks.


03:00 - Launches of anti-tank guided missiles "Reflex".

09:30 - The beginning of the demonstration races (круг=round).









00:00 - Performance of an orchestra and choir.

26:40 - About the main church.

32:00 - The participating teams.

47:00 - A special news release.

55:30 - A song of the orchestra and choir.

58:20 - Greetings from Putin.

01:01:50 - A song of the orchestra and choir.

01:05:00 - Speeches of Mishustin and Shoigu.

01:13:20 - A song of the orchestra and choir.









The first deeply modernized missile carrier Tu-95MSM took off for the first time on the eve of the opening of the Army-2020 forum. While visiting the exhibition of the latest aircraft at the Kubinka airfield, the General Director of the United Aircraft Building Corporation Yuri Slyusar told Sergei Shoigu about the beginning of flight tests of the aircraft.

As part of a deep modernization, new weapons control systems, new aircraft control systems, flight and navigation equipment, an onboard communications complex, a radar station and objective control equipment have been installed on it.



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China - green
Azerbaijan - red
Serbia - yellow
Belarus - blue



11:00 - Race start.

24:20 - The Azerbaijani team gets a penalty loop.

35:00 - The Serbian team gets a penalty loop.









The military-technical forum Army-2020 will be held for the first time on four sites in Buryatia



24.08.2020 - 03:45







Military-technical forum "Army-2020" in Buryatia will be held on four sites, including for the first time in the "Sosnovy Bor" garrison in Ulan-Ude

"This year, military personnel of formations and military units of EMD will organize a large-scale military-technical forum "Army-2020" in Buryatia. The first forum will be held in four venues: in the town of Kyakhta on the central square and in the military camp of motorized formation in the city of Ulan-Ude - at the airport "Vostochnyi" and for the first time in a "Sosnovy Bor", - said the press service. The forum is scheduled for August 28-29.

Residents of two cities of Buryatia will be able to see modern weapons and military equipment. In total, the static display will feature about 60 units of military and special equipment, including nine of the latest models. "The platforms will display the "Iskander-M" operation-tactical complex, the T-72-B3 tank, the "Rtut-BM" radio interference station, "Infauna", anti-aircraft missile systems "TOR-M-2U", "Buk-M2", "Strela-10", the "Tornado-G" multiple launch rocket system, the "Rys" and "Tiger" armored vehicles, the "Msta-S" self-propelled artillery system, and the BTR - 82A, - specified in the EMD. Will be organized a display of aircraft factory (Ulan-Ude), special equipment of divisions of National Guard, DOSAAF, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, products instrument-making plant, samples of modern weapons and of the Great Patriotic wartime".

During the forum, residents of Ulan-Ude will be able to see maneuvers of amphibious assault groups, the performance of the army tactical shooting federation. In addition, a cultural and artistic program will be shown for guests, creative teams of formations and military units of the Ulan-Ude and Kyakhta garrisons will perform, and CSS personnel will cook for visitors the soldier's porridge and hot tea. "Mobile points of selection for military service under the contract will also be deployed," the EMD added.

The military-technical forum "Army 2020" will be held in an expanded format in 17 cities and seven localities on the territory of nine subjects of the Russian Federation - from the Republic of Buryatia to the Chukotka autonomous district, on 36 thematic platforms. For the first time, events are planned in Anadyr and the Kuril Islands. Special attention will be paid to sanitary and epidemiological safety measures when organizing and conducting "Army 2020".




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Russia has launched the international competition "Safe environment" with the participation of teams from nine countries



24.08.2020 - 05:00






The international competition "Safe environment-2020" has started at the "Pesochnoye" training center of the Military Academy of NBCP (Yaroslavl region).

For the first time, it involves nine teams representing the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Armenia, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the Republic of Mozambique.

The training ground tracks simulate the zone of a man-made accident as much as possible. They are equipped with a track bridge, a track passage in a mine-explosive barrier, a restricted passage, and a section of extreme maneuvering.

The competition includes three stages: "individual race", "fire training" and "relay". The crews will meet more than 20 standards for special training and nuclear, biological and chemical protection. The contestants will overcome the obstacles course of the contest, take part in practical shooting, search for radioactive sources, chemical exploration, special processing, and pass the fire-assault lane.

During the individual race, drivers of the RHM-4 chemical reconnaissance vehicles will have to demonstrate their driving skills in a special technique on a closed route with a total length of 5,500 meters.

At the stage of fire training, participants must demonstrate the ability to fire from various inconvenient positions in a limited space, high accuracy when shooting from standard weapons.

During the most spectacular stage – the relay – the contestants will have to detect "radiation", carry out special processing of weapons and equipment, as well as overcome various obstacles.

International competitions will allow the crews of RHM-4 to demonstrate their skills on a special route equipped with sites for sampling conditionally infected soil, to find radioactive sources on the ground and on equipment, to identify toxic substances in the air and conduct special processing of equipment.

The competition will end on August 29.




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Best scouts from 10 countries took part in the opening ceremony of the International Army Games in Novosibirsk



24.08.2020 - 08:00






On August 23, on the territory of the educational complex of the Novosibirsk High Military Command School (Koltsovo training ground), the opening ceremony of the Army Scout Masters International Competition took place.

















The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the governor of the Novosibirsk region and representatives of the mayor's office of Novosibirsk city, as well as guests and participants of the competition.











The heads of delegations and captains of the teams participating in the competition spoke to the guests and presented their teams. The strongest teams from Russia, China, South Ossetia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Laos, Congo, South Africa and Afghanistan take part in Army Scout Masters competition.











"Holding such competitions has become a wonderful tradition, which allows you to build a constructive dialogue between the military departments of different countries, strengthen trust and partnership between states and make friends," said the chief of intelligence - deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Land Forces for intelligence, chief judge of the competition, Major General Alexei Belousov.











For the guests of the event, cadets of the Novosibirsk High Military Command School organized a demonstration performance, where they demonstrated hand-to-hand combat techniques, skills in small arms and melee weapons and a high level of physical fitness.











The solemn ceremony ended with the concert program "From Russia with Love".














The international stage of Army Scout Masters competition will be held from August 23 to September 5 on the territory of the Novosibirsk High Military Command School - one of the leading military educational institutions of the country, which currently trains commanders of reconnaissance and motorized rifle units for all types and branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as other departments.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2309300@egNews






Comprehensive protection from the air enemy will be shown in Novosibirsk at Army 2020 Forum



24.08.2020 - 09:20







Comprehensive protection against enemy aircraft will be shown to residents and guests of Novosibirsk at the international military-technical forum "Army-2020" in Novosibirsk. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the Central Military District.

At the open site of the exhibition, military personnel of the air defense units of the Central Military District (CMD) will demonstrate a deployed multi-level air control and protection system consisting of the S-400 "Triumph", S-300 "Favorit", "Pantsir-S1" complexes, the multi-functional radar station "Casta-2" and the automated air defense control system "Fundament".

The multi-level air control system is able to detect and destroy all modern means of air attack: from ballistic missiles to drones and UAVs.

In addition, at the forum, you will be able to see and take photos with other examples of modern weapons, military and special equipment, as well as see the combat equipment of Russian military personnel.

The international military-technical forum "Army-2020" in Novosibirsk will be held from 27 to 29 August 2020 at the Tolmachevo airfield.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2309348@egNews






Engineering Formula international competition kicks off at the SMD's training ground



24.08.2020 - 11:45







At the Volzhsky training ground of the Volgograd region of the Southern Military District, the grand opening of Engineering Formula international competition within the framework of the International Army Games 2020 took place.

The competition participants were admonished by the leaders of the teams from Russia, Belarus, Laos, the head of the 187th joint regional training centre.

Concert programs were performed by the combined military orchestra, art groups of the Volgograd and Volga garrisons.

Over 80 servicemen and 30 pieces of hardware are involved in the international contest.

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Team members with the use of machines for excavation pit, tracklayers, engineering obstacle-clearing vehicles, and amphibious tracked vehicles will pass the relay distance along the track. The route is about 4 thousand meters long, equipped with various obstacles and equipped with sites for performing engineering tasks. The team consists of up to 22 people.





The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2309391@egNews






The "Tirada" anti-satellite system will be presented for the first time at "Army-2020" in Yekaterinburg



24.08.2020 - 12:40







Visitors to the site of the international military and technical forum "Army-2020" in Yekaterinburg will see for the first time the newest mobile electronic warfare (EW) complex "Tirada" for blocking satellite signals. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the Central Military District.

The equipment has recently been received under the state defence order for arming the EW troops of the Central Military District. The complex is mounted on the basis of "KAMAZ" army truck, designed for conducting radio reconnaissance and suppression of satellite communication lines of the enemy.

As part of the cluster of electronic warfare equipment, other modern weapons will be presented : the "Pole-21" radio suppression system to protect strategic objects from cruise missiles, attack drones and guided aerial bombs, the "Murmansk-BN" ground mobile radio interference complex, the "Krasukha-S4" jamming station, and the "Leer-3" complex based on the "Orlan-10" UAV, which provides reconnaissance and hidden radio suppression of the enemy's mobile subscriber terminals.

The international military-technical forum "Army-2020" will be held at the Sverdlovsky training ground in the period from 27 to 29 August. This year, the organizers have increased the static display of modern weapons, military and special equipment by a third. More than 150 new and upgraded weapons will be displayed at the forum. The forum will host a scientific and business program with the participation of leading defense companies, an exhibition of modern and historical military equipment.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2309408@egNews






Aerospace Forces will present more than 60 units of equipment at the ARMY 2020 Forum as part of a static exposition



24.08.2020 - 14:00







Within the framework of the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum, a static exposition of aviation equipment will be presented at the Kubinka airfield, including 60 samples of aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
































The exhibition will include tactical aircraft (Su-35s, Su-30sm, Su-34, Su-25sm3, Su24m, MiG-31bm, MiG-35, MiG-29smt), long-range aviation (Tu-160, Tu- 95ms, Tu-22m3, Il-78), military transport aviation (Il-76md-90a, An-148, An-72), training aviation (Yak-130, L-410, DA-42t), army aviation helicopters (Ka-52, Mi-28n, Mi-35m, Mi-38, Mi-25p, Mi-26, Mi-8), UAVs for various purposes.
































In addition, the exposition will include the Il-38n aircraft and the Ka-27m helicopter of the naval aviation of the Russian Navy, the Extra-350, Corvette, L-29, SM-2000p, Yak-52, MiG-15uti, and Piper aircraft of the Air Force club.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2309422@egNews
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