Russian Ministry of Defense: checking the combat readiness of the troops ended
About 80 thousand troops participated in the exercises Verification of the combat readiness of the Russian troops, which began on March 16 , ended on Saturday. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense. About 80 thousand military personnel, more than 10 thousand units of military equipment, 65 ships, 15 submarines, 200 aircraft and helicopters participated in the exercises. Since the spring of 2014, the Russian army has already held several large exercises.