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Russian military planes participate in Far East drill

Xinhua, May 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Russian military planes took part in a drill in the Eastern Military District, local news agency TASS reported Wednesday.

"The bomber Su-24M2 destroyed the command posts and military equipment of an imaginary enemy in the Khabarovsk region. At the same time, the helicopters Mi-8 and Ka-52 bombed the groups of ground targets in Primorsky region," Col. Alexander Gordeyev, the district's press head, was quoted as saying.

All flight and engineering staff from the aviation units located in the two regions, as well as logistics and communication specialists, participated in the military drill, he added.

The Eastern Military District is one of the four Russian military operational strategic commands. Established in 2010 and headquartered in the Khabarovsk region, the district covers the territories of the former Far East military district and part of the former Siberian military district. Endi