The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to increase the number of reservists in the army. This was reported on Monday, September 6, by the press service of the defense ministry.
"At the moment, a decision has been made to increase the number of reservists," the ministry said.
At the same time, the Ministry of Defense does not disclose how many reservists are in the Russian army now and how many they are planned to increase. The reasons for this decision are also not reported.
The mobilization human reserve includes Russian citizens who are part of the Armed Forces and at the same time are in the most mobilizationally ready state.
On September 4, the Ministry of Defense announced exercises of the Marine Corps and the army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet with live firing in the Crimea. The events will be held on Tuesday, September 7.
During the exercises, marine units with the support of a naval group of the fleet will land on the coast of a conditional enemy with the help of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers. Coastal defense units will take part in the manners.
On September 3, the official representative of the North Atlantic Alliance, Oana Lungescu, called on Russia and Belarus to act predictably in connection with the Zapad-2021 exercises. According to her, all countries have the right to train their armed forces, but at the same time it is necessary to comply with transparency obligations.
The practical phase of the joint Belarusian-Russian strategic exercises "West-2021" will be held from September 10 to 16 at nine training grounds in Russia and five in Belarus. About 200 thousand people, more than 80 planes and helicopters, up to 760 units of military equipment are declared to take part in them. The forces of China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Myanmar are declared military observers.
On September 1, it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko will observe the joint strategic exercises of the armed forces of the two countries. The heads of state will be at the landfills of their countries.
