Contents tagged with combat readiness check
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Russia transfers marines from Caspian Sea to Crimea
Several divisions of marines from the Russian Caspian Flotilla have been transferred to the Crimea, Russian Interfax news agency reports with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SMD) of the Russian Armed Forces.
“The transfer of marines from the Caspian Flottilla was carried out in the context of a combat readiness check, announced by the commander of the SMD forces, general-colonel Aleksandr Dvornikov,” the press service stated.
According to the SMD of the …
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Russia puts Su-27 fighters in combat readiness state in the Crimea
Su-27 fighters of the Southern Military District (SMD) were put in the air and flew in pairs, being put on alert in the Crimea and tested for combat readiness, said Colonel Vadim Astafyev, head of the press service of the SMD.
“Pairs of Su-27 fighters from the 4th Army Air Force unit and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, stationed in the Republic of Crimea, were put in the air by a snap order,” Astafyev said.
The combat readiness of the pilots of the fighter planes was checked by …