Putin orders unscheduled Black Sea military exercise

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered unscheduled military exercises involving thousands of troops and dozens of ships in the Black Sea region, the Kremlin said.

The order was presented to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in a sealed envelope at 4:00 am (2400 GMT), his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies, adding the exercises would involve 36 ships and up to 7,000 troops.


link :: Putin orders unscheduled Black Sea military exercise - FRANCE 24
 

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Peskov said Putin had already warned the armed forces that they would be subject to sudden checks of their battle preparedness.

"If we remember what the president said at the council of the defence ministry a little time ago, then we will remember his words that the practice of sudden checks will continue," Peskov added.

Putin drew up the sudden order overnight while flying home from South Africa where he attended the summit of BRICS emerging economies in Durban.
BBC News - Putin orders surprise Black Sea military exercises

So this is related to preparedness, not a crisis, then.
 

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