“During the exercise on the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin, the Air Defense Forces resisted the“ enemy ”amphibious assault force.
During the training battle, he was eliminated by the units of the army corps of the Air Defense Forces, ”the department said.
It is noted that "the maneuvers took place in three locations - on the islands of Sakhalin, Iturup and Kunashir."
“The servicemen have completed a set of combat training missions for marching, radiation, chemical and biological protection, repelling an attack by sabotage groups of the“ enemy, ”the message says.
More than 10 thousand servicemen, about 500 pieces of equipment, several dozen aircraft, over 10 ships and vessels of the Pacific Fleet for various purposes took part in the maneuvers.
Earlier it was reported that Russia is conducting exercises in the Mediterranean Sea with the participation of two carriers of hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, MiG-31K fighters, five ships and two submarines.