Russia (bbabo.net), - Echelons with military equipment are being withdrawn from Crimea to their places of permanent deployment after the completion of planned exercises. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, units of the Southern Military District, which have completed their participation in tactical exercises at the training grounds of the Crimean Peninsula, are moving to garrisons.

"The personnel of the unit loaded armored vehicles on caterpillar tracks - tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery mounts onto railway platforms at loading stations," the military department said.

After arriving at the military units, the equipment will be serviced and prepared for the next stage of combat training.

The Armed Forces are now carrying out large-scale operational training of troops and forces, in which almost all military districts, fleets and airborne forces take part.

As previously reported, the units of the Southern and Western military districts, which completed the exercises, have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and moved to the garrisons.

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