Planned exercises of anti-aircraft missile regiment started in Crimea

This is reported by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"A tactical exercise has started with the Guards anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Formation," the TASS report is quoted as saying.

In total, more than 500 military personnel and about 40 units of military and special equipment are taking part in the exercise. 

The exercises are taking place at the Opuk military training ground in the east of Crimea.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense published a video of the exercises of the Stavropol paratroopers in the Crimea.