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More than 4,500 exercises and trainings will be held during the summer training period in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was announced on Tuesday, June 1, by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The servicemen of Russia and Belarus have started preparing for joint large-scale exercises in early autumn. Moreover, military personnel from other countries will also be involved in them. This was stated in an interview with the official newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Red Star" by the head of the Main Department of Combat Training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Ivan Buvaltsev.

The activities of the Northern Fleet ensure the military and economic security of the Russian Arctic and are not directed against other states, said the commander of the Northern Fleet, Hero of the Russian Federation Admiral Alexander Moiseev in an interview published on Monday in the official newspaper of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Red Star".

Developed in the 50s of the last century in the USSR, the S-75 Dvina anti-aircraft missile system once again confirmed its effectiveness by destroying a modern drone in the sky of Syria. The shooting took place as part of the air defense training of the government troops.

Russia will create about 20 new formations and units in the Western Military District for "adequate opposition to NATO". This statement was made on Monday, May 31, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The Federation Council Committee on International Affairs at a meeting on Monday with the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov supported the law on the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty, the chamber intends to consider the document on June 2, a source in the Russian parliament told RIA Novosti.

The preparation of the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "West-2021", scheduled for September, has entered an active phase. This was announced on May 31 by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu at the board of the department.

Russia may deploy more Iskander tactical missile systems on its western borders, and in certain circumstances it will deploy medium-range hypersonic missiles there, Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov predicts.

The new 20 military units and formations that will be created in the Western Military District will help neutralize new threats and challenges to Russia's security from NATO and significantly strengthen the overall potential of the Western Military District, Igor Korotchenko, a well-known military expert and editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti on Monday.

The Russian Defense Ministry will form about 20 new formations and military units in the Western Military District in response to the actions of NATO countries. On the air of Sputnik radio, this decision was commented on by a military expert, candidate of Historical Sciences Ivan Konovalov.

Official Baku supports the calls of the international community for a peaceful resolution of the tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border and the delimitation and demarcation of the border, said Leyla Abdullayeva, head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

In addition to holding the Main Naval Parade, the meeting of the Board of the Russian Defense Ministry considered the implementation of the plan of the Western Military District in the framework of the implementation of the May decrees of the President of the Russian Federation and his instructions given at the meeting in Sochi.

Units of the Libyan National Army (LNA) demonstrated their most modern tanks at a recent exercise. They are upgraded T-62MV, equipped with dynamic protection or, as it is also called in the West, "reactive armor", which removes the effectiveness of cumulative ammunition.

The United States unreasonably seeks to question the territorial integrity of Russia. This was stated by the first Deputy director of the FSB of Russia - the head of the border service, Army General Vladimir Kulishov, noting that Washington does not recognize the motivated position of the Russian Federation regarding the status of Peter the Great Bay in the Primorsky Territory.

The United States is missing chances to improve relations with Russia, and the decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty (DON) is another proof of this, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax on Friday.

The intensity of the service of Russian border guards in the Arctic has increased against the background of increased economic activity of the Russian Federation in this region, they have the strength and means to continue to respond in a timely manner to possible changes in the situation, First Deputy Director - head of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Army General Vladimir Kulishov, told RIA Novosti in an interview.

Border guards during the upcoming command and staff exercise "West-2021" will work out the tasks of countering attempts by saboteurs and terrorists to get into the country from outside, First Deputy Director-head of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Army General Vladimir Kulishov, told RIA Novosti in an interview.

The specialists of the International Mine Action Center (IPC) of the Russian Armed Forces have a high level of training, are ready to assist in humanitarian demining in any region of the world and train foreign military personnel in sapper skills.

The US Special Operations Command said they needed an amphibious aircraft. It must have the characteristics of the Russian seaplane Be-200ChS, which is produced at the aircraft factory in Taganrog.

The functioning of the 102nd Russian military base is an important factor in ensuring regional security

Issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as cooperation in the CSTO, were discussed at a working meeting in Moscow by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Armenian counterpart Vagharshak Harutyunyan.