Russian Military Starts Stage 2 of Extensive Snap Check

Stage 2 will be conducted at the Tsugol testing site in the Baikal region
On a scale unmatched since Soviet days, Russian military units have gone ahead with the second stage of an extensive snap check of combat readiness, the chief of Russia’s General Staff said Tuesday.

The maneuvers, involving many thousands of servicemen from the central and eastern military districts, as well as from the Pacific Fleet and air force, are part of a snap drill ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to start early Saturday and due to end on July 20.

Stage 2 began at 2 p.m. local time, General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov said.

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