Russian air defense troops conducted live-fire anti-aircraft drills in the country’s eastern Buryatia Republic, which borders Lake Baikal in Siberia.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Epanchintsev / Go to the mediabankRussian air defense troops conducted live-fire anti-aircraft drills in the country’s eastern Buryatia Republic, which borders Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Soldiers fired live weapons as part of the drills.
Soldiers fired live weapons as part of the drills.

Russian air defense troops conducted live-fire anti-aircraft drills in the country’s eastern Buryatia Republic, which borders Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Soldiers fired live weapons as part of the drills.
Soldiers fired live weapons as part of the drills.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny EpanchintsevMore than six thousand troops and 1400 pieces of equipment participated in the exercises, conducted in spring weather in southern Siberia.

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More than six thousand troops and 1400 pieces of equipment participated in the exercises, conducted in spring weather in southern Siberia.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Epanchintsev / Go to the mediabankThe training included self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems.

The training included self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny EpanchintsevTroops practiced anti-aircraft defense procedures in the Eastern Military District in Buryatia.

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Troops practiced anti-aircraft defense procedures in the Eastern Military District in Buryatia.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Epanchintsev / Go to the mediabankThe drills included live-fire test launches of the medium-range Buk surface-to-air missile system.

The drills included live-fire test launches of the medium-range Buk surface-to-air missile system.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Epanchintsev / Go to the mediabankThe drills included several air defense systems, including the Buk, S-400, Strela-10, Shilka and Pantsyr-S1.

The drills included several air defense systems, including the Buk, S-400, Strela-10, Shilka and Pantsyr-S1.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny EpanchintsevSoldiers of the Eastern Military District undergoing fitness training.

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Soldiers of the Eastern Military District undergoing fitness training.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Epanchintsev / Go to the mediabankTroops trained with the Igla man-portable air defense system.

Troops trained with the Igla man-portable air defense system.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Epanchintsev / Go to the mediabankThe exercises took place in Buryatia, a republic in Siberia to the east of Lake Baikal.

The exercises took place in Buryatia, a republic in Siberia to the east of Lake Baikal.

Soldiers training with missile systems.