According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on March 22, 2023, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
(c) The Ministry of Defense of the Russian FederationOpening the meeting, the Minister of Defense proposed to discuss the implementation of the plans of the Aerospace Forces and the Eastern Military District.
"It is difficult to overestimate the importance of Aerospace forces in modern warfare," Sergei Shoigu said. "This is confirmed by the armed conflicts of the last decades."
He recalled that at last year's expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief noted the important role of this type of Armed Forces in a special military operation, set the task of further improving its combat capabilities and the level of training of personnel.
During the special operation, up to 90% of the crews of operational-tactical and army aviation, 60% of strategic and long-range aviation, 85% of the personnel of complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles received combat experience.
During the operation, more than 140 thousand sorties were carried out. In total, the Aerospace Forces destroyed more than 20 thousand enemy objects.No less important tasks in the special operation zone are performed by pilots of military transport aviation, who deliver cargo and personnel around the clock.
One of the priorities of the VKS development direction is equipping troops with advanced air and missile defense systems.
"This year we will complete the modernization of the missile defense system of the city of Moscow," the minister said.
By the end of the year, it is planned to hold 33 major organizational events. Among other things, it is planned to form a division and an air defense brigade, a special-purpose missile defense-missile defense brigade, an anti-aircraft missile regiment with the S-350 complex and a military transport aviation regiment. We will put the space control station "Denouement" on alert.
"Along with this, we will complete the construction of 621 military infrastructure facilities for the needs of the Aerospace Forces," Sergei Shoigu added.
According to the state armament program, 507 units of equipment will be delivered to the Aerospace Forces this year.
Thus, the share of modern VKS weapons will reach 85% by the end of the year, which corresponds to the set pace of development and ensuring the solution of priority tasks in all directions.
Then the Minister turned to issues related to the activities of the Eastern Military District. "The military-political situation within the boundaries of his responsibility remains difficult," he said. "To deter Russia and China, the United States is significantly increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, strengthening political and military ties with its allies, continuing to create a new American security architecture in this region."
The troops of the Eastern Military District play an important role in maintaining stability within the boundaries of their responsibility and actively participate in the development of military cooperation with friendly countries.
Only last year, three joint international military exercises were held - Selenga, Laros and Maritime Interaction.
The intensity of combat training of troops does not decrease. Last year, more than eight thousand operational and combat training events took place, the key of which was the strategic command and staff exercise "Vostok".
The Pacific Fleet has made 22 voyages to the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Ocean regions both by single ships and as part of detachments.
An inter-theater maneuver was performed from the Northern to the Pacific fleets through the Arctic Ocean of the nuclear submarines Knyaz Oleg and Novosibirsk, as well as the diesel submarine Magadan.The second joint patrol of ships of the Pacific Fleet and the Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China was conducted in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
The combat capabilities of the Eastern Military District have significantly increased.
Last year, he received about four hundred units of modern and modernized samples of equipment.
Among them are a nuclear-powered submarine, Su-57 aircraft, Tor-M2DT anti-aircraft missile systems and the Bal coastal missile system.
In order to create a continuous zone of control of the surface situation along the Kuril Islands, a division of the Bastion coastal missile system has been on combat duty on Paramushir Island since December 2022.
The recruitment of formations and military units of the district with officer cadres continues. Last year, more than two and a half thousand people were appointed to officer positions.
Reconstruction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline is underway.
During the flood situation, assistance was provided to the civilian population in three subjects of the Federal District. Through three crossings - in the Republic of Buryatia, the Primorsky Territory and the Amur Region - the passage of more than 15 thousand local residents and 10 thousand pieces of equipment is provided.
"This year," the head of the defense department continued, "the district will have to focus its main efforts on improving the mobilization deployment system, building military infrastructure facilities and providing troops with modern weapons. At the same time, the work of all management bodies should be primarily aimed at providing units involved in a special military operation and neutralizing threats to military security in the Eastern Strategic direction."
Then the Minister turned to the issue of the preparations for the military parade on Red Square dedicated to the 78th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
It will be attended by more than 10 thousand people, as well as 125 units of weapons and military equipment.
In total, military parades will be held in 28 cities of Russia this year. They will involve more than 55 thousand people, about 1200 units of weapons and military equipment.
"Our people," Sergei Shoigu said, "remember the lessons of the past well, they know that only by rallying together they can defeat the enemy, protect their home, children and country. Unfortunately, now we see the revival of the disastrous ideology of Nazism, attempts to rewrite history, to justify criminals who have the blood of peaceful people on their hands."
During a special military operation, Russian servicemen, like Red Army soldiers during the Great Patriotic War, perform feats, act courageously and decisively. This testifies to the continuity of generations, loyalty to our heroic traditions and the desire to protect civilians from neo-Nazis.
Today, from 4 a.m. to 5:56 a.m., an attempt was made to hit our facilities in Sevastopol with unmanned vehicles. All three machines have been destroyed. The Minister drew attention to the fact that two devices were destroyed by the senior sailor of the contract service Marina Faleeva and chief petty officer Tatiana Tseluiko. "I would like to give instructions to present the girls for awards and, in accordance with our decisions, issue a cash prize for the destruction of enemy facilities," Sergei Shoigu added.
