The transfer of forces and means of the Russian National Guard to the regions of the country is a planned preparation for the ‘Zaslon 2022’ (“Barrier 2022”) exercise, as explained by the official representative of the department Valery Gribakin. “The National Guard is preparing to conduct the Zaslon 2022 operational-strategic exercise. Such exercises are held
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Russia International | Videos | 25.01.22
Russian-Chinese Naval Exercise Takes Place in Arabian Sea [Video]
Russian and Chinese sailors practised search and liberation of a captured cargo ship during the ‘Peaceful Sea 2022’ naval exercise in the Arabian Sea, as reported by the Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday, January 25. During the exercise, Russian ships in cooperation with the Chinese Navy performed tactical manoeuvring and search operations of a captured
Russia International | 27.10.21
Russian Paratroopers Conducted Joint Exercises With Egyptian Military
The final stage of the Defenders of Friendship exercise took place on Wednesday, October 27, in Egypt at the Wadi Sakran training ground in a desert area 60 kilometres east of Cairo. Paratroopers from Russia, together with their colleagues from the Egyptian armed forces, trained to act together performing practical landing on parachute systems of
Survey Showed That Majority of Moscow Schoolchildren Like Physical Education Classes
In Moscow, the majority (84 per cent) of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years regularly play sports, according to the results of a study by the city’s Sports Department conducted jointly with the NAFI Analytical Centre. On average, 83 per cent of Moscow schoolchildren like to attend physical education classes. As the study
Russia International | 25.10.21
Russia Conducted First-Ever Joint Patrol in Pacific Ocean With China
Russian and Chinese warships conducted the first-ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean on October 17-23, according to the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry. It is stated that the tasks of the joint patrolling were to demonstrate the state flags of Russia and China, maintain peace and stability
Russia International | 20.10.21
Swedish Armed Forces Simulated War During Russian Military Exercise
During the Russian exercises “Zapad-2021” (“West-2021”), the Swedish military simulated a war situation: one of the Swedish submarines received an unexpected order to meet at sea with a support ship and take on board combat torpedoes. In such a way Swedes rehearsed actions in case the enemy defeated all the coastal bases of the fleet.
Zapad 2021: Russian Troops Showed Amazing Performance at Joint Military Exercises [Video]
Russian Ministry of Defence has released a video from the active phase of the ‘Zapad 2021’ (“West 2021”) joint military strategic exercise finished on Thursday, September 16, RT reports. It is reminded that this year, over 800 vehicles and about 200,000 personnel took part in the exercise, including around 2,000 military personnel from other allied
Russia International | 09.09.21
International Airborne Exercises Held in Ivanovo Region
Paratroopers from Russia and Belarus are conducting joint tactical exercises on the basis of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Unit. About 400 military personnel train actions to be performed during special and counter-terrorist tasks, TASS reports with reference to the Russian Defence Ministry. It is noted that in the period from September 7 to 9, a
Zapad-2021: Military Exercises Started With Solemn Ceremony in Nizhny Novgorod Region [Video]
The opening ceremony of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus “Zapad-2021” (“West-2021”) was held at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defenсe reports. “The exercises as part of the coalition of states
Russia International | 07.09.21
Russian and Syrian Helicopter Pilots Conducted First Joint Exercise in Desert
A joint exercise of Syrian and Russian helicopter pilots took place in the desert in the Syrian Arab Republic, TASS reports. According to the Chief of Aviation of the Russian troops in Syria, Andrey Yermakov, it was the first exercise in the history of interaction between the two states. During the exercise, the Russian side
Russia International | Recommended | 04.08.21
China and Russia Cooperate in Military Training to Combat Terrorism and Extremism
Russia and China will conduct joint military training in the Qingtongxia Joint Tactical Training Base in Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from August 9 to August 13, 2021, GlobalTimes reports. The joint strategic exercise is named “The Zapad/Interaction-2021”. According to the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defence, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, the subject
More Than Half Russians Do Sport
Specialists from the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) presented survey data on the favourite sports of Russians. According to the survey, more than half of Russians do some kind of sport (56 per cent). It turned out that more often than other age groups, Russian youth goes in for sports (18-24 years old, 71
University Rector from Nizhny Novgorod Showed Exercises for Office Workers [Video]
The Volga Research Medical University (PIMU) rector, Nikolay Karyakin, showed what exercises office workers should do to maintain their health, VremyaN reports. The rector said that these exercises can help to increase the body’s endurance under static loads, especially if a person is doing Pilates, yoga, or wushu. View this post on Instagram Бич современных
