MOSCOW, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Armed forces will hold strategic drills from Tuesday to Thursday to check the combat readiness of commanders and personnel in various parts of the country, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.
The drills will involve some 12,000 troops, 213 Strategic Missile Forces launchers, up to 105 aircrafts, five submarines as well as hundreds of military units and special equipment, it said in a statement.
During the drills, launches of cruise and ballistic missiles will be carried out from the firing ranges in Russia's northwest -- Pemboi, in the Komi region, and Chizha, in the Arkhangelsk region, as well as Kura, in the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula.
Operational groups and units of the Russian central military authorities, Strategic Missile Forces, long-range and military transport aviation, as well as formations designed to support the actions of strategic deterrence forces will take part in the drills, the statement said.
