Military troops of Central military district, part of aviation from other districts, the Airborne troops and Military transport aviation at 09: 30 Moscow time, are in full combat readiness, said Defense minister of Russia Sergey Shoygu.
Supreme commander of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin ordered on Monday to conduct an unannounced war games in the Central military district. This was announced by the russian Defense minister, army General Sergei Shoygu at a meeting with the generals of the Military department in the National control center of defense of the state.
“In accordance with his order the troops of the district, part of the Air force from other military districts, the Airborne troops and Military transport aviation at 09: 30 Moscow time are on “Full” alert , – said the Minister of defence. According to Shoygu, the sudden check of combat readiness of the Central military district will be held from 7 to 12 September.
During a surprise inspection of the Central military district Shoygu instructed the commander of Aerospace forces Viktor Bondarev to work out the problem of the dispersion of aviation at the operational airfields and organise training of the air force and air defense armies, Long-range and Military transport aviation. “It is necessary to work out the issues of the dispersion of aviation at the operational airfields of the Central military district with the subsequent performance of educational tasks” said the Defense minister.
He also ordered the commander of the Airborne troops to work out the issues of troops transporting with subsequent preparing to act on unfamiliar grounds.
“In the course of practical action are included various methods of landing troops, to involve the maximum number of military transport aviation and transport helicopters,” demanded Shoygu.
He also instructed his deputies to “work out issues of interagency cooperation, the tasks of mobilization and territorial defense”.