July 17, 2013. Army General Valery Gerasimov, foreground, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister, during the helicopter flight over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory) with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, middle ground, and Vladimir Putin, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District.

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July 17, 2013. Su-25 aircraft during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, left, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu fly over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, right, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu fly over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, right, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu fly over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, left, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, speaks to journalists at the Chita airport after visiting the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Mig-24 helicopters during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Su-25 aircraft during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Su-25 aircraft during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, center, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, attends an offensive operation practice performed by units of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District, at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory). Right: Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister. Left: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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July 17, 2013. Tank firing practice during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. A tank during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory). The final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District is carried out at the site.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, center, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, flies over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District.

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July 17, 2013. Mig-24 helicopters during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory). The final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District is carried out at the site.

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A landing operation during the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory).

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, right, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, fly over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District. Left: Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, center, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), where he watched the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District. Left: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Middle ground: Transbaikal Territory Governor Konstantin Ilkovsky.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, left, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), where he watched the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, left, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, attends an offensive operation practice performed by units of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District, at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory). Right: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, left, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, attends an offensive operation practice performed by units of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District, at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory). Right: Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, left, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, fly over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District. Center: Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, flies over the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory), before the final stage of large scale military exercises performed by the troops of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District.

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July 17, 2013. Vladimir Putin, left, Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, attends an offensive operation practice performed by units of the Central Military District and Eastern Military District, at the Tsugol training area of the Eastern Military District (the Transbaikal Territory). Center: Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister.

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