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.

Landing party was conducted to check district military units combat readiness and was headed by District Commander, Alexandr Dvornikov. Reconnaissance unit occupied and maintained significant heights and thus took control over mountain routes. At the same time, 58th army tank divisions continued to move to the same direction.

Reconnaissance, artillery, engineering units as well as units of radioelectric combat, radiation, chemical, biological protection and unmanned aerial vehicles units participate in the exercise involving more than 6000 servicemen and up to 1500 units of military equipment.