Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters of the Southern Military District (SE) during tactical flight exercises worked out the relocation of aircraft from the Krasnodar Territory to operational airfields in the Crimea. This was reported by the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
"The relocation was worked out to various airfields in the area of responsibility of the Southern Military District, including airfields in the Crimea, where temporary refueling points for aviation equipment were deployed, as well as parking lots and working areas of aviation weapons specialists," informs the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet.
According to the military, during the exercises, "the crews carried out accelerated preparation of combat vehicles for departure and made paired synchronous takeoffs."
"In addition, during the flights, the pilots worked out the tasks of repelling a raid by bombers of a conditional enemy on airfields in the Crimea," the report said.
In parallel with the pilots, the paratroopers also conducted exercises in the Crimea. On Sunday, the maneuvers were completed, in which more than 1,200 military personnel were involved. The paratroopers practiced defensive and assault operations.
"The units of the Novorossiysk Airborne Division returned to the points of permanent deployment after the exercises in the Crimea and Krasnodar Territory, the maneuvers took place as part of the gathering of the leadership of the airborne Forces. In total, more than 1.2 thousand servicemen and over 250 units of military equipment were involved," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Training sessions were held at combined-arms ranges in Astrakhan, Volgograd and Rostov regions, in the Crimea, Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, the republics of the North Caucasus, as well as at the ranges of Russian military bases in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia. In total, more than 10 thousand military units stationed in the Southern Military District were involved.
Ivan Petrov
