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    ArmenPress
    Aug 30 2004

    ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN JOINT WAR GAMES OVER

    YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, ARMENPRESS: "No incidents have been reported
    during Armenian-Russian joint military exercises. The military
    divisions have completely fulfilled the tasks put before them,"
    Armenian defense minister Serz Sargssian told a press conference
    rapping up Armenian-Russian military exercises which closed on Aug
    27. According to him, "the assessments from both Armenian and Russian
    sides say that the war games have passed smoothly and served their
    ends."
    The chief of command of Russian armed forces in Transcaucasus,
    General-Lieutenant Alexander Studenikin noted that "he is deeply
    satisfied with today's military awareness."
    Armenian Russian 9th joint military exercises held in Marshal
    Bagramian Training Ground in Armenia passed in accordance with the
    plan developed by Armenian and Russian military command chiefs. The
    games were held on the legal grounds put within Collective Security
    Treaty and an agreement signed between Armenian and Russian
    presidents in September, 2000.
    On the Armenian side, a motorized rifle regiment reinforced by a
    tank battalion, a reagent artillery battery, two intelligence groups,
    a de-mining company, two Su-25 fighters and three Mi-4 helicopters
    participated in the exercise. On the Russian side, it was a common to
    all arms regiment reinforced by two artillery and one reagent
    artillery batteries.
    In the final phase of the war games two motorized rifle regiments
    reinforced by two fighters and four helicopters participated. The
    situational game was that "Northerners" start an aggression against
    "Southerners" on Aug 18 conducting air fight in the course of 5 days
    and later organizing a land attack in Kars-Leninakan and Kars-Igdir
    directions. During the three days of their attack they manage to pass
    through the defense of Southerners in Kirovakan-Igdir direction.
    Northerners re-distribute their joint operative reserve forces in
    order to develop attack on Aragats-Igdir direction and, completing
    the destruction of "Southerners", enter into the banks of Arax river.
    The "Northerners" can use one motorized rifle regiment and one
    infantry brigade. "Southerners" however, manage to keep their
    defensive position in Leninakan-Kars direction causing considerable
    damage to the enemy. "Southerners" prepare for defense in
    Aragats-Igdir direction stopping further advancement of the combatant
    forces.
    According to the idea of war games, Russian and Armenian motorized
    rifle regiments defend themselves in the first operative echelon
    using part of their forces in the defense front line. After the
    aggression launches, these regiments push back air attacks of the
    enemy. Later they engage in the front line and lead fights of
    destroying intelligence services of the combatant. In the
    counter-attack, the "Southerners" recover their positions in the
    front line and successfully destroy the enemy forces deploying
    favorable positions.
    Some 609 targets and miniatures were deployed at Baghramian
    training ground.
    Upon the completion of the war games, S. Sargssian and A.
    Studenikin handed over awards, certificates and other valuable gifts
    to some outstanding soldiers and officers. Then they greeted the
    ceremonial march of the war game divisions.
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