September 19-25 – Vostok 2014
September 23, 2014
Russian armed forces and navy held large-scale drills in Kamchatka on Tuesday, part of a strategic command and staff exercise, code-named Vostok-2014 (East-2014). S-300PS long range surface-to-air missile systems, Rubezh and Redut coastal defenсe systems, as well as Grad MLRS were deployed, firing live.
The exercises also featured 13 ships, 3 submarines, 13 supply vessels, 40 planes, 28 helicopters and 4 drone complexes. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu watched the drills. The drills are underway on September 19-25 and feature exercises all across the Eastern military district of Russia, from Eastern Arctic to Vladivostok.