Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

09/14/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/14/2021 08:51

The crews of Su-34 WMD bombers destroyed the control points of the mock enemy at the Luzhsky training ground during the JSE Zapad-2021

14.09.2021 (08:00)

As part of the joint strategic exercise Zapad-2021, the crews of bombers of the Leningrad air force and air defence army of the Western Military District destroyed buried command posts, infrastructure facilities and columns of armored and automotive equipment of the mock enemy at the Luzhsky training ground in the Leningrad region.

Previously, the crews of Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft made sorties to the test site, which detected and transmitted the coordinates of ground targets for strike aircraft via closed communication channels.

During the drawing of the tactical episode, the flight crew of the bomber aviation of the WMD worked out the use of aviation bombs weighing 250 kg. Combat use was carried out using the latest computing subsystem SPV-24, which allows you to perform bombing with maximum accuracy.

The joint strategic exercise (JSE) of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus takes place every two years in accordance with the decision taken by the heads of the two states.

The Zapad-2021 exercise is the final stage of joint training of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation this year.

Practical actions of the troops (forces) will take place in the period from 10 to 16 September 2021 at nine training grounds located on the territory of the Russian Federation, in the Baltic Sea, as well as at five training grounds of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus.

In total, up to 200 thousand personnel, about 80 aircraft and helicopters, up to 760 units of military equipment, including 290 tanks, 240 guns, multiple rocket launchers and mortars, as well as up to 15 ships take part in the JSE Zapad-2021 on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

The maximum number of personnel involved in the exercise of military units subject to the Vienna Document of 2011 in the territory of the Russian Federation will not exceed 6,400 military personnel.

The return of the military authorities and troops to the points of permanent deployment after participating in the exercise is planned until mid-October of this year.

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