Vostok 2010 (russian: Восток 2010, lit=East 2010) was a large-scale

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n military exercise held in

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and the country's Far East from June 29 to July 8, 2010.Radyuhin, Vladimir. "Large war game in Russia's far east." TheHindu.com. The Hindu, 4 July 2010. Web. 4 July 2010. . The drill involved at least 20,000 troops, up to 70 warplanes and 30 warships.

History

For the first time in Russia's modern history the military exercises involved the warships of three Russian fleets — the Black Sea Fleet, Pacific Fleet and

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s. Another first, was the redeployment of Sukhoi Su-24M frontline bombers and Su-34 multi-role fighters from bases in the European part of Russia 8,000 km away in non-stop flights with two in-flight refuellings. The exercise also marked the first time mechanised infantry airlifted from the Ural Mountains used heavy weapons stored at reserve depots established near the Chinese border. Colonel-General

Nikolay Yegorovich Makarov Army General Nikolai Yegorovich Makarov ( rus, Никола́й Его́рович Мака́ров, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj jɪˈgorəvʲɪtɕ mɐˈkarəf; born 7 October 1949) served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia and Firs ...

, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said that Vostok-2010 would include the firing of live ammunition, simulated airborne assaults and amphibious assault landings. Acourding to the general the Far East was chosen for its broad expanses, limited infrastructure, and difficult weather and climate. The flagships of the

Northern Fleet Severnyy flot , image = Great emblem of the Northern Fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem , start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...

and the Black Sea Fleet participated in the naval exercises conducted in the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, i ...

. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev observed the naval exercises of Russia's Pacific fleet while on board the nuclear-powered missile cruiser '' Pyotr Velikiy'' ''(Peter The Great)'' in the

near

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, c ...

, Russia on July 4, 2010.

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