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Putin Orders Combat Readiness Checks in Russia’s Eastern Military District

© RIA Novosti . Alexei Nikolski / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered to hold snap combat readiness drills in Russia’s Eastern Military District starting Thursday, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to hold snap combat readiness drills in Russia’s Eastern Military District starting Thursday, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. - Sputnik International
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to hold snap combat readiness drills in Russia's Eastern Military District starting Thursday, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Updated 11:34 a.m. Moscow Time

MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to hold snap combat readiness drills in Russia's Eastern Military District starting Thursday, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

"In accordance with his [Putin's] instructions, air defense forces, as well as military units on the region's territory should be put on full combat alert starting from 10:00 a.m. Moscow time [6:00 a.m. GMT]," he said.

In August, an unannounced inspection of the combat readiness of the district's forces took place and was successful. The district's coastal troops carried out vehicle marches and practiced air and harbor defense during a coastal defense simulation.

Also in August, specialists from the Eastern Military District launched an assembly of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that were to conduct patrol missions over Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka peninsula. The personnel responsible for drone operations practiced their operating skills and planned flight routes above the coast and mainland of the peninsula.

Eastern Military District intends to use drones to search, locate and identify ground and naval objects and transmit data in real time.

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