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Russia conducts military exercises in Armenia


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Yerevan /Mediamax/. Large-scale command-staff exercises are conducted at the 102nd Russian base in Armenia, which will last until the end of the week.

As the press-service of the Southern Military District of Russian Armed Forces told Mediamax, over 200 units of military equipment and 600 servicemen take part in the exercises.

 

At the training complexes in Alagyaz and Kamhud tanks, armored infantry fighting vehicles, armored troop carriers and artillery were set in motion in the integrated exercises.

 

Buk-M1-2 and S-300V missile systems as well as MiG-29 airplanes will support the exercises.

 

Squadrons of unmanned aviation vehicles are also used in the exercises.

 

“Such exercises are held twice a year and aim to prepare all categories of Russian servicemen performing their military service outside of the Russian Federation and to set up a real system ensuring Armenia’s security within Collective Security Agreement”, reported the press-service of the Southern Military District.

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