Since the days of the Soviet Union there were no such grandiose exercises

In late August, Kostroma, Yaroslavl and Ivanovo regions have been major exercises Airborne over the past 20 years!

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2. Prior to landing the journalists was presented a static exhibition equipment, weapons and all that. I did not take off, because it is boring to me.



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5. And the beginning! The first flew aerobatic team "Russian Knights".



6. They were quickly down spies managed to parachute.



7. At the same time on the field were already fighting. Their exact imitation.



8. Then began the most important thing! Dropping military equipment and more than 1,000 people from 21 IL-76!



9. Imagine the size and weight of this tank?



10. Under the tank inflated shock absorbing cushion.



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12. One such combat vehicle weighs about 10 tons. And there is clearly seen as it flies out of the plane in an upright position.



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16. The second stage was landing troops.



17. Again, that just landed more than 1000 people!



18. Some were carried away by the wind in a completely different direction. Eyewitnesses said that some landed on the wire, the road and all the gardens.



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21. In living it looked very nice.



22. In my head somehow does not fit, religion and military equipment, designed to kill people.



23. The highlight of the program was a combat reconnaissance stork.



24. After landing was shown Different Appliances.



25. My favorite reporter's hell. Broadcasts Russian Airborne Troops commander Vladimir Shamanov



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27. The next part of the program was to boost the Volga.



28. At this point, Volga is very wide, about 1 km. On the other side bomb exploded in full.



29. And our friendly shore at a speed of flies in the water military equipment.



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