Moscow. August 13. INTERFAX - Battalion exercises with 6 thousand servicemen are beginning on the territory of 10 regions of the Western Military District, the press service of the ZVO reported.
"Battalion tactical exercises, as well as a number of special exercises, are the basis for preparing for the joint strategic exercise West-2021, "said Alexander Zhuravlev, commander of the ZVO troops, quoted in the press service.
"More than 6 thousand military personnel of the Far Eastern Military District have started conducting battalion tactical exercises simultaneously on the territory of 10 regions of the north-west of Russia," the press service said.
According to the ZVO headquarters, motorized rifle, tank and artillery battalions have already marched to the firing ranges, where they will perform live firing.
"At the stages of combat firing, artillery divisions and batteries of multiple rocket launchers" Tornado"," Grad", self-propelled installations" Msta-S"," Gvozdika","Acacia" are involved. The T-72B3, T-80, T-90 tanks and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles are also involved in the reconnaissance fire complexes, " the press service reported.
They noted that during the exercises, aircraft and helicopters of the Leningrad Air Force and Air Defense Association will provide fire support and prompt delivery of airborne combat groups.
