The commander of the district troops, Alexander Dvornikov, said that the share of new equipment in the district as a whole exceeded 70%,
SEVASTOPOL, November 8. /tass/. Aviation units stationed on the Crimean peninsula are equipped with the latest aircraft by 100%, and in the whole district the share of new equipment exceeded 70%, Alexander Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District (SE), said in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
"The aviation units of the association of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District stationed on the Crimean Peninsula are 100% equipped with modern types of tactical aircraft and army aviation helicopters," the newspaper quotes Dvornikov as saying.
He stressed that the rearmament of troops is one of the priorities, "given the difficult military-political situation in the area of responsibility of the Southern Military District." "Today, the equipment of the troops of our district with the latest types of weapons has reached 71% and is the highest among the military districts. Only last year, more than 1.5 thousand units of the latest VVST models, including ships, airplanes, helicopters, various armored vehicles, communications, electronic warfare and much more, were received by the formations and military units of the Southern Military District," Dvornikov said.
According to him, also all associations, formations and military units of the Southern Military District currently possess modern, mobile weapons, "which allow at any moment in any operational direction to quickly create a powerful grouping capable of reliably protecting the interests of the Russian Federation."
He added that the combat training of the units is also being improved and the entire command and control system is being optimized. "The composition of the command posts of the associations includes groups for the management of reconnaissance and strike actions, the use of aviation, air defense, fleet and fire damage planning. The work built in this way allows us to ensure the continuity of management, shorten the decision-making cycle and increase the efficiency of tasks," the commander explained.
