The Russian Federation has publicly announced that 50,000 military personnel will take part in the exercises, but it is unlikely that more than 15,000 people will be actively involved this year.
Despite the war in Ukraine, on September 1, the Russian military began training Vostok-2022. It is an annual joint strategic exercise “marking the end of a year of military training,” – saying goodbye British intelligence.
Russia has said publicly that 50,000 troops will take part in the exercise, but it is likely that more than 15,000 will be actively involved this year, the UK Department of Defense said. This is about 20% of the forces involved in the latest Vostok exercises.
“Russia’s military actions in Ukraine have shown that Russia’s strategic military exercises such as Vostok have failed to support the armed forces’ ability to conduct large-scale and complex operations. Such events are carefully pre- schedule, discourages initiative, and is primarily aimed at impressing Russian leaders and international audiences,” British intelligence said in a statement.
Recall that the Vostok-2022 maneuvers with the participation of China began in Russia.
It was previously reported that China would send troops to exercises in Russia. At the time, the Ministry of Defense of the PRC stated that it was “not related to the current international and regional situation,” apparently referring to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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