Four air defense battalions practiced firing at air targets at the Chebarkul testing range. Anti-aircraft units in the Southern Urals are ready for action
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankFour air defense battalions practiced firing at air targets at the Chebarkul testing range. Anti-aircraft units in the Southern Urals are ready for action
Four air defense battalions practiced firing at air targets at the Chebarkul testing range. Anti-aircraft units in the Southern Urals are ready for action
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankAir defense forces are being promptly deployed on the snow-white Chebarkul test ground to repulse a mock air raid
Air defense forces are being promptly deployed on the snow-white Chebarkul test ground to repulse a mock air raid
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankAbout 600 troops and more than 150 combat units have taken part in the exercise
About 600 troops and more than 150 combat units have taken part in the exercise
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankServicemen from the Volga-Ural Military District at the Chebarkul test ground
Servicemen from the Volga-Ural Military District at the Chebarkul test ground
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankTunguska air defense gun/missile systems are the first to open fire
Tunguska air defense gun/missile systems are the first to open fire
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankHelicopter mockups on the forest’s edge are the targets
Helicopter mockups on the forest’s edge are the targets
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankFirst man-portable Igla systems and then Strela systems begin shooting at a mock enemy. Each round fired from them costs over $27,000
First man-portable Igla systems and then Strela systems begin shooting at a mock enemy. Each round fired from them costs over $27,000
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankThese air defense units had to engage flying targets. Known as Falanga systems, they simulate a hostile fighter engine emitting heat sought by missiles
These air defense units had to engage flying targets. Known as Falanga systems, they simulate a hostile fighter engine emitting heat sought by missiles
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankThe current drills differ from all previous ones: they used to be conducted by a division, while now it has been converted to a standby brigade
The current drills differ from all previous ones: they used to be conducted by a division, while now it has been converted to a standby brigade
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankThe difference between a brigade and a division is vast. A brigade is more mobile and can begin discharging its combat mission faster. It responds more quickly to what happens on the ground, says Nikolai Shmailov, the exercise controller
The difference between a brigade and a division is vast. A brigade is more mobile and can begin discharging its combat mission faster. It responds more quickly to what happens on the ground, says Nikolai Shmailov, the exercise controller
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankA serviceman from the Volga-Ural Military District at the Chebarkul test ground, where tactical drills with live firing were held
A serviceman from the Volga-Ural Military District at the Chebarkul test ground, where tactical drills with live firing were held
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankA serviceman from the Volga-Ural Military District at the Chebarkul test ground, where tactical drills with live firing were held
A serviceman from the Volga-Ural Military District at the Chebarkul test ground, where tactical drills with live firing were held