He said that "traditionally, exercises of this magnitude end the cycle of operational combat training of our armed forces - the academic year."
“We hold such exercises every year and choose a district in turn.
It is west, east, center or south.
This year is the turn of the Southern Military District.
And a whole cycle of operational ammunition training activities precedes these exercises.
We announced them last December.
We carried out appropriate trainings, a surprise check in order to prepare for these exercises, the exercises themselves, ”Gerasimov said.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin monitored the course of the main stage of the strategic command and staff exercises "Kavkaz-2020". The President arrived at the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan Region together with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.