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95,000 Personnel Involved In Major Drill At 20 Sites

September 14 2015

Russia

The Russian military has begun its largest exercise of the year, reports Agence France-Presse.

The Center-2015 drills, which started Monday, include around 95,000 army, navy and air force personnel.

The exercise is taking place at 20 sites in the Central Military District.

Several members of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are also taking part.

The exercise is designed to evaluate the ability of CSTO countries to manage coalition operations. ...

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