Russian Troops to Hold Military Drills in Armenia: Southern Military District

Large-scale drills with the participation of Russian troops, located
in Armenia, will be held from October 13 to 19 at Kamhud and Alagyaz
training facilities.

(c) Photo: Russia’s Ministry of Defense Press Service
03:07 13/10/2014

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YEREVAN, October 13 (RIA Novosti) – Large-scale drills with the
participation of Russian troops, located in Armenia, will be held from
October 13 to 19 at Kamhud and Alagyaz training facilities, the press
service of the Russian Southern Military District has reported.

Some 3,000 servicemen and 500 units of militaryand other equipment,
including MiG-29 fighter aircraft from the Erebuni air base in Yerevan
will participate in the exercises.

The press service noted that the main goal of the drills is to check
the combat readiness of the forces. The Russian servicemen are
expected to cover the distance of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) on
various types of armored vehicles and other equipment.

The combat training intensity of the personnel of the Russian base in
Armenia has increased 4.5 times in terms of the number of drills and
ammunition expenditure in 2014.

The Russian 102nd Military Base is located in the Armenian city of
Gyumri. On August 20, 2010, Russia and Armenia agreed to prolong the
agreement on the base location until 2044.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress