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Izvestia with a useful overview of Russian anti-aircraft coverage of the arctic and Northern Sea Route, which will include more S-400 battalions with 40N6 missiles and Pantsir-S systems. By the end of 2020, these air defense units will be in place.
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The Northern Fleet's 45th VVS and PVO Army's 1st and 3rd PVO Divisions are responsible for covering territory from Norway to the Chukotka Peninsula, including units on Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land. 2/
The 1st PVO Division currently has 3 anti-aircraft regiments and 2 radar regiments. The 3rd PVO Division includes the 33rd anti-aircraft missile regiment in Rogachevo on Novaya Zemlya as well as radar units and outposts from Novaya Zemlya to Wrangel Island. 3/
The Pacific Fleet's 53rd PVO Division covers Russian territory from the Chukotka Peninsula to Russia's border NK and China near Vladivostok. The 45th Army is actively being reequipped, receiving Pantsir-S and new EW equipment recently, and more S-400 this year. 4/
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Thread: Sergei Shoigu chaired the Military Acceptance Day meeting at the NTsUO where he and Deputy Defense Minister Krivoruchko summed up the procurement results of 1Q19. The MoD received 500 new and 50 repaired pieces of equipment. (h/t @KomissarWhipla)
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He noted that both the Kazan and Ulan-Ude helicopter factories exceeded delivery expectations. Shoigu said 3,751 buildings and facilities are planned to be built in 2019, including 400 for Russia's strategic nuclear deterrence forces, and 850 have already been completed. 3/
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Thread: The Eastern Military District just completed a large-scale exercise at the Tsugol Training Area in Zabaykalsky Krai with 10k servicemen, 2k pieces of equipment, and 30 aircraft, including Su-30SM, Su-34, Su-24, Su-25, Mi-24, and Mi-8AMTSh. h/t @KomissarWhipla 1/
The scenario involved an OPFOR taking advantage of poor weather to launch a ground invasion with tank and motor rifle units supported by a bomber regiment. This force quickly crushed Russian border guards and pushed nearly 500 km into Russian territory. 2/
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The 29th Combined Arms Army was able to slow the advance, and the VVO decided to reinforce it, including with an aircraft grouping some of which flew 2.5k km from Khabarovsk. The OPFOR also began to reinforce its force with tanks, IFVs, aircraft, and a tactical airborne force. 3/
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Rob Lee
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BBC Russia has a good report about Major Sukhrob Karimov, who was killed in Syria on Feb 22, but whose death still has not been acknowledged by the Russian MoD. Karimov was a battalion commander in Amur's 38th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.(h/t @AbraxasSpa)1/
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This was his 2nd deployment to Syria, which started sometime over the summer and was slated to last 8-9 months. Because of his proficiency with Arabic, Karimov was sent to serve as an interpreter, so he likely did not deploy with his battalion. 2/
Based off his gear in the first photo (including a 5.45 Design Spartanets helmet), he was likely serving with a Russian spetsnaz unit in Syria. His relatives were told that he and two Colonels were killed in a UAZ while driving through Al Mayadin near Deir ez-Zor. 3/
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