The military drills in Russia's Eastern Military District will last six days, Spetember 19-25. Photo: the crew prepares a Su-25 aircraft
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk Over 100,000 servicemen, 1,500 tanks, 120 aircraft and up to 5,000 units of military hardware and 70 vessels took part in the drills. Photo: the crew prepares a Su-25 aircraft
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk The manouevres involve units that participated in a snap combat readiness check in the Eastern Military District on September 11-18 when the troops were put on full combat alert, airlifted, and redeployed by rail and sea. Photo: Su-25 attack aircraft seen taking off from a motorway
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk Su-25 attack aircraft seen landing on a motorway
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk Aviation went on operational duty in Russia's Arctic zone
© ITAR-TASS/Marina Lystseva MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft seen during the drills
© ITAR-TASS/Marina Lystseva The troops drilled anti-landing defence in Primorsky and Kamchatka Territories
© ITAR-TASS/Marina Lystseva Missiles were fierd from the Varyag cruiser during the anti-landing defence operation
© ITAR-TASS/Marina Lystseva The most modern equipment was used during the exercises. Photo: the crew of the Varyag cruiser
© ITAR-TASS/Marina Lystseva Ka-52 combat helicopter during the drills
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk Servicemen seen during drills
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk Vostok-2014 military drills
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk Servicemen seen during drills
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk The drills are the final stage of a series of command and staff, and special exercises, drills, and surprise inspections in 2014
© ITAR-TASS/Marina Lystseva Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu praised the troops' combat readiness. Official results, however, will be summed up later. Photo: MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft seen during the drills
© ITAR-TASS/Marina Lystseva