The inspection also involved about 1.5 thousand units of weapons, military and special equipment
SIMFEROPOL, October 19. /tass/. About 5 thousand servicemen of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit were alerted as part of a control check and moved to training grounds in three subjects in the south of Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
"As part of the control check for the 2021 academic year, the units of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit were alerted and moved to the training grounds in the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, as well as the Republic of Crimea, where they began to hand over combat training items," the report says.
About 5 thousand servicemen and about 1.5 thousand units of weapons, military and special equipment are involved in the inspection.
The inspection is led by the commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov. He inspected the practical output of units using standard equipment to the area of concentration, assessed the methods and procedures of officials at control points when carrying out transfer activities to the highest degrees of readiness.
"Over the next two weeks, the personnel of the winged infantry from Novorossiysk, Stavropol, Anapa and Feodosia will have to demonstrate their professional skills and abilities in fire, tactical, tactical-special and other training subjects," the message says.