Iran Press/ Europe: Russia has launched the Caucasus-2020 strategic drills on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry informed, noting that over 80,000 people are involved.
The ministry informed that the strategic drills Caucasus-2020 would take place at several training grounds of the Southern Military District. Fighter jets of Russia’s Southern Military District are on combat duty within the framework of the Caucasus-2020 drills that started on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service informed.
“Crews of Su-27 and Su-30SM fighter jets of the Southern Military District are on combat air defense duty at operative airfields in the Republic of Crimea, the Krasnodar, Stavropol, and Rostov Regions within the strategic command post drills Kavkaz-2020,” the ministry informed.
The Caucasus-2020 exercise will be held from September 21 to 26 on the territory of the Southern Military District, in the Black and Caspian seas under the direction of Chief of the Russian General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov.
Up to 12,900 servicemen will occur in episodes covered by the Vienna Document of the Negotiations on Confidence and Security-Building Measures of 2011.
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