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On Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, a check of the combat readiness of military units began, the military, among other things, will work out the skills to counter strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), informs press service of the Eastern Military District.
On a prearranged signal, the servicemen were raised on a training alert, after which they received small arms and marched on standard equipment to the indicated areas. There they proceeded to the engineering equipment of firing positions and command posts.
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The test focuses on the skills of commanders in managing subordinates and combat assets in an ever-changing tactical environment. The servicemen will have to demonstrate their ability to act in defense and offensive, perform control exercises in firing from standard weapons, and also participate in training in radiation, chemical and biological protection.
The Eastern Military District, headquartered in Khabarovsk, unites military units in Transbaikalia and the Far East.