#Zapad2021 🧵 1/ About 200 thousand people will take part in the strategic exercises "West-2021", stated the Russian Defense Ministry
2/ In total, up to 200 thousand personnel, about 80 aircraft and helicopters, up to 760 units of military equipment, including 290 tanks, 240 guns, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars, as well as up to 15 ships will take part at the Zapad 2021 tvzvezda.ru/news/202182018…
3/ The Russian MoD stated that the maximum number of personnel of military units involved in the exercises, falling under the Vienna Document 2011, will not exceed 6400 servicemen
Alexander Kuranov director general & chief designer of the Scientific Research Enterprise of Hypersonic Systems was detained in the case of treason In Moscow 1/ tass.ru/proisshestviya…
2/ According to the Interfax, the investigators believe that Kuranov transferred state secret information about scientific developments in the field of hypersonic technologies to a citizen of a foreign state. interfax.ru/russia/783949
3/ Another source of the Interfax stressed that Kuranov, in particular, participated in the development of the Ajax hypersonic aircraft
Active phase of the Russian-Chinese exercises has started at the training ground located in the central part of the PRC, as part of the joint operational-strategic exercise "Sibu / Interaction-2021" 1/
2/ Yesterday Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the continuation of joint Russian-Chinese military exercises on the border with #Afghanistan
3/ the Russian-Chinese military exercises are to last until August 13. In total, about 13 thousand military personnel, almost 500 units of weapons and equipment will take part