10 Su-34, Su-27 Fighters Relocated to Kaliningrad Region for Drills

© Sputnik / Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabankA group of 10 aircraft: Sukhoi 34 aircraft, Sukhoi 27 aircraft and MiG 29 aircraft
A group of 10 aircraft: Sukhoi 34 aircraft, Sukhoi 27 aircraft and MiG 29 aircraft - Sputnik International
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The Defense Ministry stated that about 10 Russian Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-27 multipurpose fighters have been moved to the country's Kaliningrad Region as a part of the Northern Fleet snap drills.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – About 10 Russian Sukhoi Su-34 (Fullback) strike fighters and Russian modernized Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) multirole fighters have been relocated to the country's Kaliningrad Region to conduct bombing drills, the Defense Ministry said.

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"After the relocation the crews of the multipurpose Su-34 aircraft are to conduct bombing of ground targets at an unknown firing field in the Kaliningrad Region," the ministry said in a statement.

The exercise is part of Russian Northern Fleet snap drills that will last until March 21 and include land, sea and air activities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to bring the country's Northern Fleet to full alert in a snap combat readiness exercise on March 16. The drills involve 38,000 military personnel, 3,360 pieces of equipment, 41 ships, 15 submarines, and 110 airplanes and helicopters.

The main goal of the current snap drills is to assess combat readiness of Russian forces deployed in the Arctic region, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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