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20/04/2016
Karl William

Deputies of the Russian Defence Minister launched construction of railway in Voronezh region taking detour round Ukraine

First Deputy Defence Minister Ruslan Tsalikov and Deputy Defence Minister Dmitry Bulgakov have arrived in Voronezh region in order to control construction of double-line railway taking detour round Ukraine at Zhuravka-Millerovo area.

Ruslan Tsalikov and Dmitry Bulgakov participated in assembling rails and sleepers of the new railway.

20.04.2016 (15:32)First Deputy Defence Minister Ruslan Tsalikov inspected infrastructure development of the motorized rifle division, which had been formed in NovocherkasskHe paid special attention to construction of social objects, compliance with work schedule, and their quality.
20.04.2016 (13:48)Northern Fleet holds battalion tactic exercises with units of motorized rifle and Arctic brigadesUnits practiced moving to the concentration areas, preparing and conducting offensive as well as performing counterattacks with combat firings.
20.04.2016 (11:42)Deputies of the Russian Defence Minister launched construction of railway in Voronezh region taking detour round UkraineFirst Deputy Defence Minister Ruslan Tsalikov and Deputy Defence Minister Dmitry Bulgakov participated in assembling rails and sleepers.
20.04.2016 (10:26)Commander of the Central MD checked readiness of Russian units for Search-2016 joint exercise in TajikistanColonel General Vladimir Zarudnitsky will hold meetings with the leadership of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and representatives of the Armed Forces, which units are to participate in the exercise.
20.04.2016 (08:53)Eastern MD reconnaissancemen practiced operating behind lines of the simulated enemy in BuryatiaThe special attention was paid to improving skills in using modern armament, including Vintorez sniper rifle as well as technical and special means of reconnaissance.
20.04.2016 (06:00)Russian Armed Forces launch inspections on results of the winter training periodIn April, servicemen of more than 500 military units and formations are to pass different combat training exams.
19.04.2016 (15:42)Land and coastal troops as well as naval landing forces of the Northern Fleet getting prepared for joint tactic exerciseComplexes with unmanned aerial vehicles are to be actively operated during naval landing operations.
19.04.2016 (12:10)Caspian Flotilla started battalion tactic exercise with Marine unitsIn course of the exercise, the servicemen are to perform a landing operation on unequipped coast and conduct antiamphibious defence with combat firing.

Crews of Tor-M2U and Pantsyr-S of the Eastern MD downed newest high-speed missile-target Pensne

Today, in course of a field training with the air defence troops at the Telemba range (Buryatia), crews of Tor-M2U and Pantsyr-S of the Eastern MD performed firing against aerial targets, which had been imitated by newest high-speed missile-targets Pensne.

Despite complex weather conditions and high maneuverable capabilities of the target, all objectives have been detected and eliminated by crews of air defence missile systems.

Pesne target imitates high-speed objectives and has been used by air defence troops since 2015. Pensne is launched from Buk missile systems.

In total, the missile systems have performed more than 30 missile launches.

Source: MInistry of Defence of the Russian Federation

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