Crimean Military Exercises Completed

In accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu, the troops of the Southern Military District and the Airborne troops involved in the events of the sudden check and interspecific exercises at the Opuk training ground have begun to return to their permanent locations.

The missile cruiser Moskva (Moscow), the landing ship Caesar Kunikov and the frigate Admiral Makarov took part in major Crimean exercises. In total, more than 10 thousand servicemen are returning to their places of permanent deployment.

Sergei Shoigu noted that monitoring of the NATO exercises in the Black Sea region will continue, and our military, if necessary, are ready to respond immediately.