MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces will hold more than 30 tactical military exercises during the summer, a Russian Defense Ministry’s press service’s spokesman said Monday.
“During the summer period of training for 2015, more than 30 tactical exercises with missile unites and over 20 tactical specialized training exercises with support and security units will be held,” Col. Igor Egorov told journalists.
According to Egorov, strategic missile troops will carry out monitoring tasks in field positions for up to 32 days.
In March and April, Strategic Missile Forces carried out counter-terrorist exercises in Russia's southeast.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russia will hold at least 4,000 military drills throughout 2015.
