He Ministry of Defense of Russia reported on Tuesday that units of Yars self-propelled ramp-mounted strategic missile systems exercises began in the Russian Republic of Mari-El, situated on the banks of the Volga.
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“Missile group personnel from Yoshkar-Ola (capital of Mari-El) carry out tasks and training, including intensive maneuvers on patrol routes,” Defense said in a statement cited by the official Russian agency TASS.
The exercise plan includes movements over distances of up to 100 kilometres, dispersion of units and changes of position, camouflage work and tasks to ensure the safety of units.
In addition, according to the statement by the Ministry of Defense, support units will practice evacuating weapons from areas affected by chemical contamination, and special attention will be paid to exercises to repel possible sabotage and reconnaissance attacks.
The exercises announced today are the second of their kind that Russia has carried out in just over two weeks.
The Yars missiles, which come in both ramp-mounted and silo-mounted versions, have a range of up to 12,000 kilometres and can carry up to four nuclear warheads.
Iran and Russia conduct naval exercises in the Caspian Sea
In addition to these exercises, Iran and Russia began naval exercises in the Caspian Sea on Monday, focusing on rescue operations.but also shooting practice, and which have three other countries as observers.
“The exercises include firefighting operations, rescuing victims from damaged ships with helicopters, aerial photography exercises, military formations for parades and shooting exercises,” said spokesman for the maneuvers, Captain Abas Hasani, reported the Iranian news agency ISNA.
The maneuvers involve the Iranian missile launchers Peykan, Derafsh, and Separ, as well as two AB-212 helicopters and a fleet of the Revolutionary Guard Navy.
Russia is participating with the SB45 ship, which entered Iranian territorial waters yesterday.
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have sent observers to the day-long exercises.
Iran and Russia have held several joint exercises in recent years, the latest of which took place in March in the Gulf of Oman and also included China’s participation.
Tehran and Moscow have strengthened their relations in recent years, especially since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, as Tehran supplies Moscow with the Shahed drones with which it bombs the territory of the neighboring country.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said earlier this month that the strengthening of relations between Tehran and Moscow would not be affected by the change of government in the country following the death of Ebrahim Raisi, who will be replaced by the elected president of Iran, Masud Pezeshkian, who will take office next week.
Russia also held military exercises with China
China announced on Thursday that its naval maneuvers with Russia off the southern coast of the Asian country had ended and welcomed its “understanding and trust” with its close ally amid tensions with the West.
Beijing and Moscow have strengthened their ties in recent years and share hostile relations with NATO, which last week singled out China as a “decisive facilitator” of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The two countries last week launched joint naval exercises off the coast of Zhanjiang, a city in southern China’s Guangdong province.
The waters are part of the South China Sea, almost entirely claimed by Beijing in dispute with other riparian countries.
The Chinese Navy said in a statement Thursday that both sides had “completed all assigned projects and exercises” by Wednesday afternoon.
Seven military vessels participated in the six-day exercise to improve the capacity for “joint response to maritime security threats,” he said.
The exercises “strengthened professional exchanges, mutual understanding and trust between the navies of China and Russia.
These exercises are in addition to others carried out last week between the two fleets in the northern and western Pacific, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday.
Although they shared socialist ideals, historical relations between Moscow and Beijing also went through stormy periods.
However, these have been left behind under the respective presidencies of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, who now claim a friendship “without limits.”
China has avoided condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, although it defines itself as a neutral party in the conflict, has strengthened its diplomatic, economic and military ties with its northern ally.
This led NATO to accuse China of facilitating the invasion of Ukraine, remarks that Beijing said provoked “confrontation and rivalry.”
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