Military News from Armenia
BORDER 2008 LOOKS PAST THE WAR IN GEORGIA
by Denis Telmanov
WPS Agency
What the Papers Say (Russia)
August 18, 2008 Monday
Russia
Armenian defense minister invites Georgian attache to observe CSTO
exercises
Border 2008 exercises taking place in Armenia; The latest phase of
Border 2008 - joint exercises for the CIS Collective Security Treaty
Organization - begins in Armenia today. The Georgian military attache
in Armenia has been invited to attend as an observer.
The latest phase of Border 2008 - joint exercises for the CIS
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) - begins in Armenia
today. The next phase will involve live-fire exercises, and a meeting
of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers on August 22.
As we reported on July 30, the main aim of Border 2008 is to work out
what the CSTO could do to defend an allied state, Armenia, against
external aggression. The exercises involve around 4,000 military
personnel - including 1,500 Russian personnel from the 102nd military
base at Gyumri.
Major General Sergei Chuvakin, head of the CSTO Staff planning and
coordination directorate, has already arrived in Yerevan. He told us
that the current phase entails staff preparations for the practical
phase of the exercises, when Russian and Armenian personnel will
be firing at 1,500 targets at the Bagramian range. They plan to
use over 45,000 rounds of ammunition, including some aircraft-based
ammunition. Air power for Border 2008 is provided by 35 fighter jets,
attack aircraft, and helicopters.
CSTO Staff spokesman Vitali Strugovtsev told us that the Georgian
military attache in Armenia - Colonel Murtaz Gudzhedzhiani, appointed
in late February - has been invited to observe the firing exercises
carried out by Russian and Armenian troops. However, Major General
Chuvakin said that the Border 2008 headquarters has no information
about the Georgian attache's presence.
by Denis Telmanov
WPS Agency
What the Papers Say (Russia)
August 18, 2008 Monday
Russia
Armenian defense minister invites Georgian attache to observe CSTO
exercises
Border 2008 exercises taking place in Armenia; The latest phase of
Border 2008 - joint exercises for the CIS Collective Security Treaty
Organization - begins in Armenia today. The Georgian military attache
in Armenia has been invited to attend as an observer.
The latest phase of Border 2008 - joint exercises for the CIS
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) - begins in Armenia
today. The next phase will involve live-fire exercises, and a meeting
of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers on August 22.
As we reported on July 30, the main aim of Border 2008 is to work out
what the CSTO could do to defend an allied state, Armenia, against
external aggression. The exercises involve around 4,000 military
personnel - including 1,500 Russian personnel from the 102nd military
base at Gyumri.
Major General Sergei Chuvakin, head of the CSTO Staff planning and
coordination directorate, has already arrived in Yerevan. He told us
that the current phase entails staff preparations for the practical
phase of the exercises, when Russian and Armenian personnel will
be firing at 1,500 targets at the Bagramian range. They plan to
use over 45,000 rounds of ammunition, including some aircraft-based
ammunition. Air power for Border 2008 is provided by 35 fighter jets,
attack aircraft, and helicopters.
CSTO Staff spokesman Vitali Strugovtsev told us that the Georgian
military attache in Armenia - Colonel Murtaz Gudzhedzhiani, appointed
in late February - has been invited to observe the firing exercises
carried out by Russian and Armenian troops. However, Major General
Chuvakin said that the Border 2008 headquarters has no information
about the Georgian attache's presence.
COMMANDERS ARE PREPARED FOR COMBAT COOPERATION
by Denis Telmanov
WPS Agency
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
August 18, 2008 Monday
Russia
Discussion of the air defense of the CIS passed as if there were no
war in Transcaucasia
A TRAINING AND METHODICAL ASSEMBLY OF AIR FORCE COMMANDERS OF THE
CIS MEMBER STATES TOOK PLACE IN DUSHANBE; Contrary to expectations,
participants of the training and methodical assembly of air force
commanders of the CIS member states fully ignored the Georgian-Ossetian
crisis and focused on continuing the modernization of the air defense
forces of their countries forming the united air defense system of
the CIS.
Contrary to expectations, participants of the training and methodical
assembly of air force commanders of the CIS member states fully
ignored the Georgian-Ossetian crisis and focused on continuing the
modernization of the air defense forces of their countries forming
the united air defense system of the CIS.
Representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Oleg Balayan, explained
this stance by saying that air battles took place at external borders
of the system and did not threaten its security.
At the meeting of the coordinating committee, it was decided that in
the next year, Russia would allocate 21.5 million rubles to member
states of the united air defense system of the CIS for modernization
of their air defense.
Of this amount, Tajikistan will receive 4 million rubles for the repair
of P-18 radar between September and October of 2008, Uzbekistan will
receive 1.3 million rubles for components for air defense systems
and Armenia will receive 3.4 million rubles for the restoration of
two missile aiming stations 1S32M1 in August of 2008. Belarus will
also be given 4.2 million rubles for repair of air defense missile
systems S-300 PS.
A representative of Belarus, commander of the Belarusian air force
and air defense forces, Igor Azarenok, was chosen as the chair of
the council.
According to Azarenok, since the beginning of the year, the main
efforts of the committee were aimed at the development of military
technological cooperation on bilateral and multilateral basis, as
well as at conduction of joint exercises. Staff command exercises
with participation of air force and air defense forces commanders
of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and
Ukraine took place on April 22. The exercises included 107 flights
of crews of 98 airplanes and helicopters. Russian airplanes performed
the biggest quantity of flights (67).
Radar reconnaissance A-50 airplanes were tested in the course of
the exercises in Belarus and Kazakhstan and Russian air base Kant in
Kyrgyzstan was used too.
The next exercises of the air defense system of the CIS Combat
Cooperation-2009 will take place at Ashuluk training range but their
content has not been approved and discussed yet. Participants of the
meeting say that the program of these exercises will be corrected
taking into account the conflict in South Ossetia.
by Denis Telmanov
WPS Agency
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
August 18, 2008 Monday
Russia
Discussion of the air defense of the CIS passed as if there were no
war in Transcaucasia
A TRAINING AND METHODICAL ASSEMBLY OF AIR FORCE COMMANDERS OF THE
CIS MEMBER STATES TOOK PLACE IN DUSHANBE; Contrary to expectations,
participants of the training and methodical assembly of air force
commanders of the CIS member states fully ignored the Georgian-Ossetian
crisis and focused on continuing the modernization of the air defense
forces of their countries forming the united air defense system of
the CIS.
Contrary to expectations, participants of the training and methodical
assembly of air force commanders of the CIS member states fully
ignored the Georgian-Ossetian crisis and focused on continuing the
modernization of the air defense forces of their countries forming
the united air defense system of the CIS.
Representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Oleg Balayan, explained
this stance by saying that air battles took place at external borders
of the system and did not threaten its security.
At the meeting of the coordinating committee, it was decided that in
the next year, Russia would allocate 21.5 million rubles to member
states of the united air defense system of the CIS for modernization
of their air defense.
Of this amount, Tajikistan will receive 4 million rubles for the repair
of P-18 radar between September and October of 2008, Uzbekistan will
receive 1.3 million rubles for components for air defense systems
and Armenia will receive 3.4 million rubles for the restoration of
two missile aiming stations 1S32M1 in August of 2008. Belarus will
also be given 4.2 million rubles for repair of air defense missile
systems S-300 PS.
A representative of Belarus, commander of the Belarusian air force
and air defense forces, Igor Azarenok, was chosen as the chair of
the council.
According to Azarenok, since the beginning of the year, the main
efforts of the committee were aimed at the development of military
technological cooperation on bilateral and multilateral basis, as
well as at conduction of joint exercises. Staff command exercises
with participation of air force and air defense forces commanders
of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and
Ukraine took place on April 22. The exercises included 107 flights
of crews of 98 airplanes and helicopters. Russian airplanes performed
the biggest quantity of flights (67).
Radar reconnaissance A-50 airplanes were tested in the course of
the exercises in Belarus and Kazakhstan and Russian air base Kant in
Kyrgyzstan was used too.
The next exercises of the air defense system of the CIS Combat
Cooperation-2009 will take place at Ashuluk training range but their
content has not been approved and discussed yet. Participants of the
meeting say that the program of these exercises will be corrected
taking into account the conflict in South Ossetia.
CIS COUNTRIES HOLD MILITARY EXERCISE IN ARMENIA
RIA Novosti
Aug 18 2008
Russia
Moscow, 18 August: More than 1,000 Russian servicemen are taking
part in the Rubezh-2008 command-staff exercise held by the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Armenia, Col German Zhitenev,
spokesman of the Ground Troops information service, told RIA-Novosti
of Monday [18 August]. "This exercise is special in that it is being
held in the Caucasus rather than in the Central Asian region. Its
participants will train in giving military and military-technical
assistance to Armenia in case of aggression against this country. The
exercise's concept is hypothetical, however it takes into consideration
the military-political and military-strategic situation that is taking
shape in the region," the agency was told.
Units of Armenia's Ground Troops as wells as servicemen from Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan as part of task force are taking
part in the exercise. "The drill in Armenia is the third stage of
the Rubezh-2008 joint CSTO exercise, which started on 18 August. The
first stage was held in Armenia is early July, the second at the CSTO
HQ in Moscow in late July. The exercise will end at a test range in
Armenia on 22 August," Zhitenev added.
RIA Novosti
Aug 18 2008
Russia
Moscow, 18 August: More than 1,000 Russian servicemen are taking
part in the Rubezh-2008 command-staff exercise held by the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Armenia, Col German Zhitenev,
spokesman of the Ground Troops information service, told RIA-Novosti
of Monday [18 August]. "This exercise is special in that it is being
held in the Caucasus rather than in the Central Asian region. Its
participants will train in giving military and military-technical
assistance to Armenia in case of aggression against this country. The
exercise's concept is hypothetical, however it takes into consideration
the military-political and military-strategic situation that is taking
shape in the region," the agency was told.
Units of Armenia's Ground Troops as wells as servicemen from Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan as part of task force are taking
part in the exercise. "The drill in Armenia is the third stage of
the Rubezh-2008 joint CSTO exercise, which started on 18 August. The
first stage was held in Armenia is early July, the second at the CSTO
HQ in Moscow in late July. The exercise will end at a test range in
Armenia on 22 August," Zhitenev added.
CITIZENS OF ARMENIA DIDN'T SUFFER FROM THE MILITARY ACTIONS IN GEORGIA
armradio.am
18.08.2008 16:20
The "Novosty - Gruzia" agency informed the RA Embassy in Georgia that
the citizens of Armenia didn't suffer from the military actions in
Georgia. "We don't have information about any suffered Armenian. In
the name of the Armenian community in Georgia I can say that there
are no victims but there are Armenian refugees from Gory and other
villages", the Embassy informed. To note, the tourists have mainly
been moved from Georgia to Armenia. It was stressed that except of
the citizens of Armenia many foreigner were transported from Georgia
to Armenia. "Last week about 18000 people have been transported. The
45 % of them were citizens of Armenia the others were foreigners",
the Embassy informs.
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