Military drills

The tanks are equipped with two different combat modules – a tank-type module and a BMPT-type module

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said the drills also involve more than 780 students of military academies who gained a vast expertise while deploying and commanding units

The crews of Ka-52 helicopters launched a strike with light multi-purpose guided missiles against an enemy UAV control point exposed by reconnaissance means at the Chebarkul training ground as part of the Center-2026 exercises

Yunus-Bek Yevkurov noted that the distinctive features of operations at the Chebarkul training ground include the wide use of unmanned aerial vehicles

The assault groups carried out a covert advance along the water supply line and through a pre-prepared underground passage to the rear of the enemy’s stronghold, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

The exercises are aimed at improving the practical skills of the command staff and headquarters of the formations in managing troop groupings

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the ground-based missile system is designed for high-precision destruction of important stationary and moving targets at a range of up to 20 kilometers

The Russian president noted that the drills are linked to the Interaction-2026 command-and-staff exercise, which is taking place within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

Representatives from nearly 60 countries, along with forces and equipment from the CSTO collective security system, are taking part in the exercises

The Russian president visited the Chebarkul training ground in the Chelyabinsk Region, where he observed a phase of the Center-2026 strategic command-and-staff exercises