Tu-95MS crews test EMD air defence system within final stage of Vostok 2022 exercise.

Crews of Tu-95MS airplanes have practiced flights aimed at testing the air defence system of the Eastern Military District (EMD) within Vostok 2022 exercise.

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The flight that had lasted over 8 hours was conducted at altitudes from 4 to 12 thousand metres (Picture source: Russian MoD)

The strategic missile carriers departed from an airfield in Amur region and were approaching to EMD air defence units' responsibility area without connecting to electronic facilities and control stations.

The flight that had lasted over 8 hours was conducted at altitudes from 4 to 12 thousand metres. The route covered the territories of Khabarovsk, Primorye and Sakhalin regions, as well as other regions of the Far East.

Once the flight tasks were fulfilled, the crews returned to their base.

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Vostok 2022 strategic command exercise guided by the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is hosted from September 1 to 7, 2022, and include trainings dedicated to offensive and defensive action at seven training grounds of the Eastern Military Districts: Burduny, Goryachiye Klyuchi, Knyaze-Volkonsky, Lagunnoye, Sergeyevsky, Telemba, Uspenovsky, as well as in the water and coastal areas of the Okhotsk Sea and the Sea of Japan.

Russian Armed Forces will be represented at the exercise by the military command and control units, as well as forces of the Eastern Military District, part of the Airborne Troops, long-range and military transport aviation forces.

A total of over 50,000 servicemen, over 5,000 weapons and units of military equipment, including 140 aircraft, 60 warships, boats and auxiliary vessels, are involved in Vostok 2022 strategic command exercise.