Russian MoD: Tanks of Western Military District return to permanent location

The servicemen of the tank army units of the Western Military District (WMD) completed the loading of tanks and armored tracked vehicles onto railway platforms and began to march in a combined way to the points of permanent deployment at a distance of about 1,000 km after the planned exercises, Report informs, citing Russia's Defense Ministry.

Upon arrival at the points of permanent deployment, military equipment will be serviced and prepared for further planned combat training activities of the winter training period.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a complex of large-scale measures for the operational training of troops and forces, continues, in which almost all military districts, fleets, and airborne troops take part.

The units of the Southern and Western military districts, having completed their tasks, have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and will start moving to their military garrisons. Separate units will march on their own as part of military columns.