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Massive "coalition" missile strike at #Kavkaz2020: ria.ru/20200925/iskan…
3 aeroballistic+2 cruise (both Iskander-M)+3 Tochka-U (Belarus?).
Stay tuned for details and footage.
3 aeroballistic+2 cruise (both Iskander-M)+3 Tochka-U (Belarus?).
Stay tuned for details and footage.
Official release: function.mil.ru/news_page/coun…
2 Iskander-M battalions
1 Tochka-U battalion
1 Tornado-S battalion
8 MLRS battalions
9 howitzer battalions
2 Iskander-M battalions
1 Tochka-U battalion
1 Tornado-S battalion
8 MLRS battalions
9 howitzer battalions
So, #Kavkaz2020 briefing: eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/c…
2 stages: our guys fight against terrorists and repel air space attack from the terrorist supporters; than joint ops against enemy to defeat it.
Southern MD, Western MD, Airborne, LRA, MTA Black Sea fleet, Caspian flottilla;
2 stages: our guys fight against terrorists and repel air space attack from the terrorist supporters; than joint ops against enemy to defeat it.
Southern MD, Western MD, Airborne, LRA, MTA Black Sea fleet, Caspian flottilla;
Foreign partners: Armenia, Belarus, China, Myanmar, Pakistan; Azerbaijan, Iran - Caspian sea only.
Locations: Kapustin Yar, Ashuluk, Prudboy, Adanak, Rayevsky; Arzgirsky, Kopansky; Black and Caspian seas.
80 000+ troops total (incl. logistical support, EMERCOM, etc.), but...
Locations: Kapustin Yar, Ashuluk, Prudboy, Adanak, Rayevsky; Arzgirsky, Kopansky; Black and Caspian seas.
80 000+ troops total (incl. logistical support, EMERCOM, etc.), but...
...12900 only under single command, w/ <250 tanks, <450 IFVs, <200 artillery/MLRS, so no Vienna Document monitoring, but some unilateral transparency measures instead.
"...a mock enemy was implied that is not related to any particular state"
"...a mock enemy was implied that is not related to any particular state"
SCO-CIS-CSTO def chiefs joint communique (h/t @CSTO_ODKB website): odkb-csto.org/documents/docu…
- acknowledge growing number of hotspots around the world, incl. based on historical disagreements, that might lead to escalation; attention, coordination and cooperation is needed.
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- acknowledge growing number of hotspots around the world, incl. based on historical disagreements, that might lead to escalation; attention, coordination and cooperation is needed.
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- regret INF Treaty termination due to US withdrawal
- call for restraint in the missile domain
- call for New START extension
- note the need for constructive dialogue to restore confidence, prevent arms race, assure strategic stability, prevent dangerous military activity
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- call for restraint in the missile domain
- call for New START extension
- note the need for constructive dialogue to restore confidence, prevent arms race, assure strategic stability, prevent dangerous military activity
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Fight against terrorism and related extrimism, as well as other regional security challenges - a priority
Security cooperation - basic condition for the development of SCO, CIS and CSTO
Agreed to deepen confidence and cooperation based on bilateral and multilateral formats
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Security cooperation - basic condition for the development of SCO, CIS and CSTO
Agreed to deepen confidence and cooperation based on bilateral and multilateral formats
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So, it indeed happened. Could not find a join communique, but there are several points already released (among other things):
- CIS JADS development financing for 2022 is agreed
- Joint counter-terrorism operations training planned within #Kavkaz2020 (no details yet)
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- CIS JADS development financing for 2022 is agreed
- Joint counter-terrorism operations training planned within #Kavkaz2020 (no details yet)
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- Decided to make General Staff Military Academy (RU) a main organization in charge of operational-strategic training for the CIS officers-
- Agreed that destruction of arms contol, incl. nuclear, is "unacceptable".
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- Agreed that destruction of arms contol, incl. nuclear, is "unacceptable".
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PS - Serbia also joined the event.
Expect some Kinzhal-style #hyperhype at #Kavkaz2020. MiG-31K shown for a reason during Gerasimov inspection.
function.mil.ru/news_page/coun…
function.mil.ru/news_page/coun…
There's also a video (flash at the moment) with some nice angles...
One can hear "battle duty w/4 aircraft" clearly.
One can hear "battle duty w/4 aircraft" clearly.
Fun fact: Kinzhal operations are explicitly mentioned in the release sent out to the media, but on the MoD website: militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Huge snap exercise in Western and Southern MD, to check readiness for #Kavkaz2020, among other things. Almost 150 000 people. It is a chain of separate events though (56 tactical exercises, 35 ground and 17 navy ranges), but I still wonder about notifications and observers...
First video from the snap exercise:
Not bad.
Not bad.
