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DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
December 6, 2013 Friday
SERVICE IN MOUNTAINS
Tatiana Zamakhina
Source: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, December 03, 2013, p. 2
HIGHLIGHT: PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN VISITED THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE
IN ARMENIA; Vladimir Putin started a state visit to Armenia not from
Armenia but from Gyumri where the Russian military base was located.
Not a single Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russia visited this
strategic object before.
Vladimir Putin started a state visit to Armenia not from Armenia but
from Gyumri where the Russian military base was located. Not a single
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russia visited this strategic object
before.
Gyumri is the second biggest city of Armenia according to population.
It serves the Russian 102nd military base that has about 4,000
servicemen.
President Dmitry Medvedev visited Gyumri in 2010 but did not reach the
base. Along with this, he signed an agreement on prolongation of the
time of its stay in the country for 49 years. A new duty was added for
Russians servicemen then. This is provision of security of Armenia
together with the Armenian armed forces.
Putin arrived to the object together with his Armenian colleague Serzh
Sargsian. The presidents were met by commander of the 102nd base
Andrei Ruzinsky. He reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief about
goals and readiness of the base. According to the colonel, it is in
100% combat readiness and is fully manned.
Crew of air defense missile systems S-300 and squadron of MiG-29
fighters serve there. In total, there are about 1,000 units of
military hardware. The base was formed in 1995. Russia does not pay
the rent.
At the end of the visit guests were led to the parade grounds for
demonstration of freshly painted military hardware. Air defense
missile systems Buk-M1-2 and Strela-10, multiple rocket launcher
systems Smerch and other models of hardware were lined up on the
parade ground. There were no novelties but all systems were modern.
The press service of the Southern Military District reported that the
hardware was prepared not only for the visit of Putin. The reason was
that a new training year began in the troops including the 102nd base
on the day of the visit.
Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov commented saying that there was
no need to look for symbolic meaning in the visit of the Supreme
Commander-in-Chief to the Russian military base. He added, "This is an
ordinary visit."
[Translated from Russian]
December 6, 2013 Friday
SERVICE IN MOUNTAINS
Tatiana Zamakhina
Source: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, December 03, 2013, p. 2
HIGHLIGHT: PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN VISITED THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE
IN ARMENIA; Vladimir Putin started a state visit to Armenia not from
Armenia but from Gyumri where the Russian military base was located.
Not a single Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russia visited this
strategic object before.
Vladimir Putin started a state visit to Armenia not from Armenia but
from Gyumri where the Russian military base was located. Not a single
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russia visited this strategic object
before.
Gyumri is the second biggest city of Armenia according to population.
It serves the Russian 102nd military base that has about 4,000
servicemen.
President Dmitry Medvedev visited Gyumri in 2010 but did not reach the
base. Along with this, he signed an agreement on prolongation of the
time of its stay in the country for 49 years. A new duty was added for
Russians servicemen then. This is provision of security of Armenia
together with the Armenian armed forces.
Putin arrived to the object together with his Armenian colleague Serzh
Sargsian. The presidents were met by commander of the 102nd base
Andrei Ruzinsky. He reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief about
goals and readiness of the base. According to the colonel, it is in
100% combat readiness and is fully manned.
Crew of air defense missile systems S-300 and squadron of MiG-29
fighters serve there. In total, there are about 1,000 units of
military hardware. The base was formed in 1995. Russia does not pay
the rent.
At the end of the visit guests were led to the parade grounds for
demonstration of freshly painted military hardware. Air defense
missile systems Buk-M1-2 and Strela-10, multiple rocket launcher
systems Smerch and other models of hardware were lined up on the
parade ground. There were no novelties but all systems were modern.
The press service of the Southern Military District reported that the
hardware was prepared not only for the visit of Putin. The reason was
that a new training year began in the troops including the 102nd base
on the day of the visit.
Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov commented saying that there was
no need to look for symbolic meaning in the visit of the Supreme
Commander-in-Chief to the Russian military base. He added, "This is an
ordinary visit."
[Translated from Russian]