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RuAF 2 (4??) Tu-95MSs strategic bombers are now on their track to Belorussian airspace. The 3rd day of RuAF aerial patrolling starts. RuAF has already used other two types of bombers: Tu-22M3s & Ty-160s before. Su-30SMs of Belorussian AF were involved v
According to Izvestia, Eastern Military District commander Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko will replace Kartapolov as the Deputy Defense Minister of the Main Military-Political Directorate and will be replaced by Colonel-General Alexander Chayko.
Andrei Kartapolov recently left his post to become an MP in the Duma. Izvestia says Chayko has completed five deployments to Syria, including commanding Russian forces there in 2019-2020. Every Russian military company or higher formation has a political officer now.
Yelnya base's been expanded. More equipment appears to have been moved in. The weather over the city has been bad but some sunny spells are expected in the next few days. Fingers crossed. Apart from that, there's some movement in the Southern MD and it does not look good.
Based on review of Google Earth and Sentinel imagery, the elements of the 136th Separate GMRB / 58th CAA than deployed for exercises in August, are still missing from home-garrison.
Last known location was a camp near Ubykh - Krasnodar Krai, that was empty by November 1st.
Russian Defense Ministry Shoigu arrived at HQ of 20th Guards Combined Arms Army in Voronezh. Western Military District Army is responsible for Voronezh, Bryansk, Smolensk, Kursk and Belgorod regions of Russia on the border of Belarus and Ukraine
Barents- and White Sea NAVWARNs and NOTAMs.
New expanded area covering the central White Sea, and both over land and water to the east of Kanin: Possible Zircon-tests?
Two long and narrow areas west of Novaya Zemlya. Have seen them before, but not sure on possible activity.
Combined with the T-80:s of the 4th Guards Tank Division and equipment of the 2:nd GMRD indicate that the Russian 1st Guards Tank Army is deploying significant elements to the Voronezh/Belgorod
Having the NCB elements involved means that this is not a BTG level bilateral exercise
CBRN warfare unit with Tos-1A thermobaric rocket launcher, TZM-T loader and RhKM-6 CBRN reconnaissance vehicle. Filmed in Voronezh.
It appears that Russia has started withdrawing equipment from storage to place it near the border. A BMP-3 train from Buy to Valuyki. Buy hosts the 22nd Central Reserve and Maintenance Tank Base.
Russian reserve vehicles moved to the Ukrainian border is something that cannot be explained with regular exercises.
I assume these reservists refers to the BARS program, which was announced in August. The first training exercises were in the Southern Military District in October and the next starts tomorrow in the Western Military District (h/t @tom_bullock_)
ruger kirjutas:SEPKA-Venemaa alustab täna mobilisatsioonireservi BARS kuuluvate üksuste õppekogunemisega Lääne SVR-is.I assume these reservists refers to the BARS program, which was announced in August. The first training exercises were in the Southern Military District in October and the next starts tomorrow in the Western Military District (h/t @tom_bullock_)
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1462544319592624132
"The main issue that was considered at the meeting was the formation of a mobilization human reserve of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (reservists) in the territory of the Bor urban district."
"At the end of November, Bor reservists will have to go for the first exercises in Kstovo, military unit No. 420."
And also that, from VK too, they take people to reserve from factories
Video of Il-76 transport aircraft dropping P-50T practice bombs and engaging ground targets with their rear-facing GSh-23 23mm cannons at the Kushalino training area in Tver.
"Военнослужащие соединения морской пехоты Балтийского флота перевооружаются на новые автоматы АК-12. Новое стрелковое оружие заменило ранее стоявшие на вооружении морпехов автоматы АК-74М", - заявили в пресс-службе.
Там отметили, что новые автоматы Калашникова поступили в десантно-штурмовое и разведывательное подразделения морской пехоты.
"Партия АК-12 поступила "черным беретам" в рамках программы перевооружения флота. В настоящее время военнослужащие приступили к пристрелке и приведению оружия к
Southern Military District Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters conducted an exercise with the Vasily Bykov and other ships in the Black Sea, which included targeting ship
