The Russian defense ministry said on March 9 it had launched military exercises in the country's southern region of Stavropol, the news agency RIA Novosti reported on March 10.
Reuters: Russian starts military exercises in southern region of Stavropol – RIA news agency
A picture taken on Sept. 26, 2013, shows a Russian-built BTR-82A amphibious armoured personnel carrier lands on the seashore during a joint military exercises of Russian and Belarus troops at the Khmelevka firing range in the Russia's enclave of Kaliningrad.