Russia holds flight-tactic exercise on Kamchatka

Russia holds  large-scale flight-tactic exercise on Kamchatka (peninsula in the Russian Far East).

In course of the flight-tactic exercise, fighters of the Pacific Fleet Naval aviation took off to repel aerial attack of the simulated enemy from the Yelizovo airfield.

MiG-31 fighter-interceptors were redeployed at the region of alleged border breaching by aircraft of the simulated enemy.

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The servicemen performed qualification standards in loading the munition, taking off, and cooperation of flight crews and ground duty forces.

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