"The final stage of the exercise will be live firing from the armament of the T-72B3 and BTR-82AM tanks at more than two thousand ground and air targets in the mountainous regions of the Caucasian ridge," the TASS agency quotes.

In the course of destroying the simulated enemy, about 50 thousand large-caliber ammunition will be used up.

On the coastal sea line, servicemen will practice coastal defense in the event of an "enemy" landing.

About 1,500 military personnel and up to 500 units of military equipment of the joint forces of Russia and Abkhazia are taking part in the exercises on the territory of Abkhazia.

Earlier, the ships and aviation of the Black Sea Fleet carried out a missile strike on the combat ships of the mock enemy as part of the Caucasus-2020 exercises.