List of Kavkaz military exercises

Kavkaz (Caucasus) is a series of Russian military exercises in the southern subjects of Russia in the area of Caucasus, including:

  • Caucasus 2008 (Kavkaz 2008) was held from July 15 2008 to August 2, 2008 immediately before the Russo-Georgian War, simultaneously with the U.S.-Georgian exercise Immediate Response 2008
  • Caucasus 2009 (Kavkaz 2009), from June 29 2009 to July 6, 2009
  • Caucasus 2012 (Kavkaz 2012), September 17-23 2012
  • Caucasus 2016 (Kavkaz 2016), September 5-11 2016. It was carried out in the Southern Military District; for the first time the training area included Crimea, which was included into the military district after the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.[1]
  • Caucasus 2020 (Kavkaz 2020), September 21-26, 2020

References

  1. ^ Какую войну репетируют на учениях "Кавказ-2016", BBC News, Russian service
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