Russia is conducting a surprise military inspection of the Eastern Military District

 

 Russia has launched a surprise combat readiness test in its Eastern Military District (EHR) in preparation for the Vostok 2022 Strategic Command and Staff Exercise. This was announced on Friday to journalists from the Russian military department, TASS reports.

"In the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the planned activities from the winter period of military training continue. "As part of the preparations for the strategic command and staff exercise" East-2022 ", a sudden check of the combat readiness of the troops of the Eastern Military District is being carried out," the ministry said.

 The Ministry of Defense stressed that "in certain areas the units of the Eastern Military District will have to work out a wide range of tasks to organize comprehensive security and perform control and test exercises on subjects with tactical exercises and combat shooting at remote ranges."

In the course of the check of the combat readiness of the IVO, the possibilities of the Russian transport network will be checked. "Special attention will be paid to assessing the state's transport infrastructure capabilities to ensure the timely transportation of troops," the military said.