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Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was an urgent need for large-scale military exercises involving 150,000 soldiers, including planes and naval vessels. The Lithuanian Defense Ministry is concerned that the exercise will take place at a time of tension in the Caucasus and Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry announces that exercises have been carried out to guarantee security in southwestern Russia.
According to the decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, soldiers from the southern military districts and Ayer are carrying out unexpected exercises, according to the statement by Defense Minister Sergei Oigu.
The exercise involves 150,000 soldiers, including paratroopers and sailors from the Northern and Pacific Navy, more than 400 planes and more than 100 ships, the ministry said. According to her, the exercise will take place in the Black and Caspian Seas, among other places.
The aim is said to be to test the readiness of the Russian army to ensure security in southwestern Russia, where a serious threat of terrorism persists, and also to prepare for the Kavkaz 2020 military exercise.
Exercise at the heart of the conflict
The magnitude of the fighting, which takes place during the escalation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, as well as Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, is cause for concern, the ministry’s public information department said in a comment.
Lithuania hopes that the Russian Federation, in compliance with the requirements of the Vienna Document on Transparency in Military Activities, will comply with it, duly inform the international community and refrain from any action that increases military tensions between Russia and the countries. neighbors.
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