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07/06/2016
Karl William

06.06.2016 (23:00)

Bulletin of the Russian Centre for reconciliation of opposing sides in the Syrian Arab Republic (June 6, 2016)

Reconciliation of the opposing sides

Within last 24 hours, truce agreements with representatives of 2 inhabited areas in the Damascus and Homs provinces have been achieved.

The total number of inhabited areas, the leaders of which had signed reconciliation agreements, has reached 136.

The number of ceasefire application forms signed with leaders of armed groupings has remained 60.

Results of ceasefire monitoring

The ceasefire has been observed in most provinces of the Syrian Arab Republic. Within last 24 hours, 5 ceasefire violations have been registered in the Damascus province.

Jaysh al-Islam formations, which had claimed to belong to the opposition, have performed mortar and MLRS shelling of positions of the Syrian Armed Forces in Ain Terma, Jaur al-Basha, Mazraat Mahmud inhabited areas and twice – against the Harasta village.

Russian Aerospace Forces and Syrian Air Force did not make strikes on opposition armed formations, which follow ceasefire regime and informed the Russian or American Centres for reconciliation about their location.

Humanitarian aid to the population of Syria

Humanitarian convoys for inhabitants of the Damascus and Homs provinces are being formed.

Additional information

Violations of the “silence regime” prolonged till 24:00 of June 7, 2016 have not been registered in Darayya inhabited area (Damascus province).

Within last 24 hours, groupings of Jabhat al-Nusra international terrorist organization have performed shelling against Ain al-Qantara, Rasha and Haddada inhabited areas (Lattakia province), Fuah (Idlib province) and Skalbia (Hama province).

In the Aleppo province, terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra have performed strikes with MLRS and mortars against Karasy and al-Hamra inhabited areas, Sheikh Maqsood, Hamdaniya, Meidan, al-Halidyah, al-Amriyah quarters and Al-Nayrab airport in the Aleppo city.

Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed 4 facilities of illegal oil production located in the Raqqah and Homs provinces and controlled by the ISIS terrorists.

06.06.2016 (13:54)Russian paratroopers will participate in the international contest in BelarusServicemen of Special Task Force formation of the Airborne Forces will compete with colleagues from friendly countries for the title of the best special task force group on June 8-11.
06.06.2016 (12:48)Flight-tactical exercise of the Pacific Fleet naval aviation is held in the Primorsky KraiPilots improve their piloting skills above featureless terrain as well as practise tasks on search, classification and tracking of simulated enemy submarines with the use of radio-locating and hydroacoustic means of detecting.
06.06.2016 (10:34)Military me of the Southern MD finished preparation for the all-Army stage of the “Military medical relay race” competitionTeam of the 58th combined-arms army become a winner of the district preliminary stage, which was held in the end of March, will represent the Southern MD.
06.06.2016 (05:23)During combat readiness inspection, Russian servicemen in Kirgizia stopped simulated terrorists near airfieldCovered by aviation and armoured personnel carriers duty forces and reinforcing units made the simulated enemy to start defensive. Groups of Special Forces finished defeating sabotage lost their initiative and mobility.
06.06.2016 (05:15)District stage of the “Safe environment-2016” contest to take place in the training centre of the Eastern MDWinners of the stage will participate in the all-Russia stage held in the Kostroma region.
05.06.2016 (12:00)Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov met the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Karunasena HettiarachchiThe parties positively estimated the developing cooperation.
03.06.2016 (08:47)«Sniper frontier-2016» all-army competition will be held in the Eastern MD for the first timeDuring the contest, snipers will demonstrate mastery of engaging targets with SVD sniper rifle and PM pistol, throwing RGD-5 grenades as well as the level of physical training.
02.06.2016 (13:58)Su-34 fighter-bomber crews improve their skills of air pilotage in emergence situations in the Southern MDAt the stage of the flight preparation, actions in case of aviation hardware failure and improving manoeuvre of evasion from simulated enemy fighters are practised.
02.06.2016 (12:21)Main aviation navigators of all the Russian security departments exchanged advanced experienceFlight training meeting of main navigators of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the National Guard of Russia, Federal Security Department and Federal Protective Service was held at the base of the Military-science Centre of the Air Force Chelyabinsk branch.
02.06.2016 (06:00)Syrian girl Sindra Zaarur has been transported in Moscow by an IL-76 aircraft equipped with an medical moduleIn the Russian children’s clinical hospital the girl is to undergo treatment and rehabilitation.
01.06.2016 (12:45)During the summer training period, more than 20 exercises with the participation of ship forces, coastal troops and naval aviation will be held by the Baltic FleetControl tactical exercises with force formation grouping on amphibious assault on unequipped coast will be the final stage of the period.
01.06.2016 (12:24)Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held the defence department Board sessionMain tasks of combat training of the Russian Armed Forces for the summer training period and training of junior specialist training were discussed.
01.06.2016 (10:15)Ship detachment of the Caspian Flotilla left Makhachkala and carried out sortie to accomplish training missionDuring the mission, ship crews are practising search and rescue elements, carrying out artillery firing at naval, aerial and coastal targets.
01.06.2016 (06:00)Summer training period in the Russian Aerospace Forces will be characterized by high intensity of combat trainingMore than 500 training exercises of various levels, about 1300 meeting events, dozens of competitions on servicemen professional training were planned, for example. The main events were “Aviadarts”, “Keys to the sky” and “Aerial frontiers-2016”.
31.05.2016 (14:47)Helicopter crews of the Russian airbase in Armenia study to carry out landing and take-off in high mountain areaPilots also practise flying at maximum low altitude above complicated landscape and mountain rivers, searching and tracking simulated enemy columns, carrying out counter sabotage tasks.
31.05.2016 (11:25)New Su-34 bomber-fighters were delivered to aviation unit of the Eastern MD in the Khabarovsk KraiAccording to the Commander of the district troops Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, more than 700 pieces of armament and military hardware, including 60 air-craft and helicopters, are expected to be delivered till the end of the year.
30.05.2016 (16:22)Preparation for the summer training period is finished in the Western MDIn particular, service maintenance of armament and military hardware, clearance of 46 ranges from blind shells and modernization of material facilities have been performed.
30.05.2016 (13:29)Military delegation from China has arrived in RyazanThe distinguished guests will get familiarized with education process of the Ryazan Airborne Command High Military School, visit tactic special, airborne, firing and diving lessons.
30.05.2016 (09:40)Leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defence inspected military constructions in the Far EastDuring the working trip, several working conferences on further development of troops and forces arrangement system in the Far East and realization of plans of military infrastructure modernization in the region.
28.05.2016 (17:35)First “Yunarmiya” military-patriotic meeting was held in the Moscow RegionRussian Minister of Defence General of the Army Sergey Shoigu greeted participants of the event. It was his initiative to breathe new life into the “Yunarmiya” movement.
27.05.2016 (14:00)Briefing by Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sergei RudskoyThe Russian Federation continues its work on peaceful settlement of the Syrian conflict.
27.05.2016 (13:47)Competition among military railwaymen were held in the Eastern MDAbout 200 best servicemen of railway troops units and military formations from Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Svobodny took part in the competition.
27.05.2016 (12:57)Demonstrative exercise of the Northern Fleet started for attendees of the Military Academy of the General Staff in the Barents SeaAttendees will be demonstrated an organization of forces control in the sea, main elements of anti-mine support, antisubmarine and air defensive, rescue of ship crew sinking in the sea.
27.05.2016 (10:27)Units of the Russian military base in Abkhazia perform combat firing in course of unannounced combat readiness inspectionServicemen are engaging targets, which imitate light armoured hardware and simulated enemy man power, located at a distance of 1000 m at Nagvalou range.
27.05.2016 (07:12)Eastern MD to receive 700 pieces of armament, military and special hardware, and newest technical equipmentFormations and military units are to receive more than 100 pieces of missile and artillery armament, about 60 aircraft, three ships, more than 20 UAVs, about 50 air defence missile complexes, and about 20 coastal defence systems.
Source: Russian Federation Defence Ministry
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