In Chechnya, North Ossetia and the Tskhinvali Region motorized infantry units of the Southern Military District 58th army started bilateral tactical exercises.

Engineers of the 58th army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation participated in tactical-special exercises. During the exercises, the engineers practiced driving heavy armoured equipment.

Winter exercises started at the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation. Exercises in combat trainings will take place at more than 30 military polygons of the District territory, including Rostov, Astrakhan and Volgograd Oblast, Kuban and Stavropol Krai, North Caucasus Republics, Annexed Crimea, Armenia and occupied regions of Georgia.  

Regular inspection to check combat readiness of communication specialists was conducted at Southern Military District of Russian Federation in Abkhazia. Servicemen tested operability of communications modern equipment and complexes (including „Р-419Л1“ communications vehicle and “Artek“ radio station) in difficult geographical conditions.

The 58th general military army motorized infantry advance units of Russian Southern Military District landed in the mountains of Tskhinvali Region, adjacent territories to Mamisoni Pass and Roki Tunnel.

Divisions of operative-tactical missile complex "Iskander" of Russian Southern Military District missile units carried out electronic launches. Command posts, military equipment columns of conditional enemy and manpower were identified and destroyed in the mountains. Reconnaissance units of Russian military base dislocated in Tskhinvali Region ensured exact coordinates transfer using unmanned aerial vehicles.

Specialists of army communications of the Southern Military District of Russian Federation conducted large-scale exercise, processing sustainable and continuous communication between the district management points. Exercises covered Russian military bases dislocated in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region.

On June28-30, 2019, at the Southern Military District of Russia, military-technical forum will be held where combat capabilities of modern weapons and military equipment will be represented. Apart of Russian Districts and Armenia, military-technical forum will take place at Russian Military bases dislocated in Tskhinvali Region and Abkhazia.

In Caucasus highland region, in the frame of tactical exercises, Russian motorized infantry attacked conditional enemy positions. Apart of the Northern Caucasus Republics of the Russian Federation, exercises were conducted in Armenia, Annexed Crimea and Occupied Regions of Georgia as well.

According to Vadim Astafyev, head of the Press Service of the Russian Federation Southern Military District, more than 50 infrastructural projects have been implemented at the 7th Military Base of the Russian Federation during last 4 years. As Astafyev stated construction was conducted using modern technologies and environmentally friendly construction materials.

Radiation and chemical reconnaissance specialists of Southern Military District of Russian Federation exercised protective measures against conditional enemy used weapons of mass destruction.

Tactical exercises carried out at Tsebelda and Nagvalou military polygons in Abkhazia under instruction of the Commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Dvornikov. In the exercises participated aviation and fleet as well.

In Southern Military District  of Russian Federation – on the territory of Russia, Armenia, annexed Crimea and the occupied regions of Georgia, field trainings will be held with the participation of 10 thousand gunners and up to 3,000 units of equipment. Training will take place along 20 military polygons and will last for a month.  

Drill was announced at Russian 7th military base in Abkhazia in the frames of ongoing exercises in Southern Military District. The exercises are conducted under leadership of Commander of the district Aleksandr Dvornikov (see the details here).

In Abkhazia about 500 servicemen of the Russian Southern Military District practised combat shooting.