Putin Orders Combat Readiness Checks in Russia’s Eastern Military District

2014/09/11

MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to hold snap combat readiness drills in Russia’s Eastern Military District starting Thursday, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.


“In accordance with his [Putin’s] instructions, air defense forces, as well as military units on the region’s territory should be put on full combat alert starting from 10:00 a.m. Moscow time [6:00 a.m. GMT],” he said.



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