An advanced detachment of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) successfully landed behind enemy lines during strategic command-staff exercises "Center-2026". The units immediately engaged simulated hostiles, blocking reserves and storming a...
The purpose of the exercise of the Russian Federation under Chelyabinsk was to reflect external aggression and was stated by the press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. "The purpose of the exercise is to reflect aggression from outside, no one is at risk, normal international practice, and Russia should follow it," said Peskov in an interview with Paul Zarubin, journalist of the news service "Vesti".