"About 3 thousand servicemen of the Guards Red Banner Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) have begun combat training at training ranges in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions," the statement said.
It is noted that the main task of the maneuvers will be to perform control firing exercises from small arms and armored vehicles, as well as the organization of marches under the active influence of sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the imaginary enemy.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia will continue to conduct exercises on its territory, despite NATO's objections.
In turn, the Russian embassy in the United States announced that Russia will continue to conduct military exercises on its territory, since this is in line with national security interests.