In 2021, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted a number of major maneuvers that increased the combat readiness of the army.
The largest was the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercise "West-2021", where for the first time mass-produced shock robotic systems were used in combat formations. Also, maneuvers involving a large number of troops and equipment took place in the spring in the south of Russia and in a remote area of the Pacific Ocean.
In Central Asia, Russian units actively participated in CSTO events. According to experts, the military activity of Russian troops in 2021 had a positive impact on regional security.
In the past year, the Russian army has conducted a number of large-scale training and maneuvers. As the head of the Military Department Sergei Shoigu stated at a recent expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the main event was the joint Russian-Belarusian strategic exercise (SSU) "West-2021".
"It demonstrated the ability of the established rank-and-file groups to effectively carry out tasks to ensure regional security. About 200 thousand military personnel were involved in it, including 2 thousand from the CSTO, SCO and other countries," Shoigu said.
The Zapad-2021 exercises took place from September 10 to 16 at the training grounds of the Union State, RT reminds.
During the training, as Shoigu stressed, for the first time "serial shock robotic complexes were used on a large scale in combat formations." The debutants of the maneuvers were UAVs "Pacer", "Swallow", ground-based autonomous combat vehicles "Uran-9", "Nerekhta", "Platform-M".
