US Helsinki Commission urged Russia to cancel the upcoming Kavkaz-2012 strategic exercises
The US Helsinki Commission, at the request of the Georgian authorities, called on Russia to cancel the upcoming Kavkaz-2012 strategic command and staff exercises (KSHU) to be held from 17 to 23 in September in southern Russia, as well as allegedly in the "occupied" territories of Georgia - South Ossetia and Abkhazia . Yesterday, General of the Army Nikolai Makarov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, once again declared that these maneuvers do not threaten anyone and will be held only in Russia.As is known, the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the US Helsinki Commission, is an independent agency of the federal government. She has been charged with monitoring compliance with the HNS agreements of the year and the observance of human rights and democracy in 1973 countries. The commission includes nine members of the US Senate, nine people from the House of Representatives and one each from the State Department, the Ministry of Defense and Commerce. Appeal of this body to the leadership of the Russian Federation, apparently, reflects the official point of view of the American leadership. It, like many other leaders of the world, does not recognize the independent republics created after the short-lived war in August 56 between the Russian Federation and Georgia - South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Today marks exactly four years since the start of this war. During this time, Russian military bases have been created in the newly formed republics, and Moscow actively helps South Ossetia and Abkhazia to defend their sovereignty economically and defensively.
As the Chief of the General Staff emphasized, a distinctive feature of the Kavkaz-2012 SKSHU will be that their scenario does not envisage the creation of significant groups of troops (forces) and all the actions of the troops will be organized in the Southern Military District (South Military District). But, as is known, the Russian bases stationed in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are included in the Southern Military District. And this means that their governing bodies will still participate in the SKSHU. This was confirmed yesterday by the commander of the 58 Army, Major General Andrei Gurulev. According to him, the task force of the 4 military base (South Ossetia), like other units of the 58 army, "will carry out tasks according to the training plan." True, not in South Ossetia, but at the Kapustin Yar test site in Russia. Similar tasks in the territory of the Russian Federation will be performed by the operational groups of the 7 military base located in Abkhazia and the 102 military base located in Armenia.
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said recently that before the launch of “Caucasus-2012”, the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2012”, whose design is connected with the Russian SKSU, will be held in Armenia. According to the statement by Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov, Commander of the Airborne Forces of Russia, units of the 98 Division of the Airborne Forces will take part in the CORF exercises in Armenia. Although Shamanov did not say how these units will be delivered to Armenia. It can be assumed that they will fly there over the territory of Azerbaijan (which is unlikely) or Iran (very likely). In general, it is difficult to imagine that the 98-division will fly over the territory of Georgia, because a year ago Tbilisi officially banned the flight of Russian military aircraft over its territory.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander Postnikov said yesterday that the Kavkaz-2012 exercises are not related to the internal situation in the states neighboring Russia, in particular, with the elections in Georgia. “In order to exclude possible speculations on this topic,” the general stressed, “we have excluded from the list of participants the exercises of the subdivision from our military bases in South Ossetia, Abkhazia and even Armenia.” However, the true goals of the teachings are not widely advertised. Several disclosed the details of the maneuvers Army General Nikolai Makarov, as well as other military leaders.
According to the Chief of the General Staff, “the plan of the exercise provides for the development of combat training tasks for the preparation and use of groups of troops (forces) to ensure military security in the South-West region of Russia. The main goal of this exercise will be to improve the practical skills of commanders and staffs in the planning and use of troops (forces) in a flat-steppe area using advanced automated control systems, using high-precision weapons and new weapons. The troops will practice practical actions at the Prudboy, Kapustin Yar, Ashuluk and Raevskoye ranges located in the Southern Military District. It is planned to attract military authorities and troops (forces) deployed in the South-West region of Russia from the Russian Armed Forces; from the federal executive bodies - operational groups of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Security Service, Federal Security Service and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia ”. This is the most significant defense event to be held in the Russian Federation this year.
Meanwhile, an unbiased analysis allows us to conclude that not only geopolitical, but internal tasks related to defense and security will be worked out at the secondary school. So, the commander of the Black Sea fleet Rear Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov recently said that the grouping of the ships of the three fleets (Northern, Baltic and Black Sea), which is currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, will take part in the Caucasus-2012 School. According to the Ministry of Defense, "the three landing ships of the Northern Fleet -" Alexander Otrakovsky "," George the Victorious "and" Kondopoga ", which are currently located in the Mediterranean Sea, will enter the port of Novorossiysk on August 11 and 12 to replenish supplies." Sources of NG in the military department note that the Navy group in the Black Sea will work out the tasks of protecting and defending water lines similar to those that will be carried out during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Ground groups at the secondary school will mainly carry out combat training tasks related to the fight against illegal armed groups that are actually operating in the North Caucasus. Apparently, it is no coincidence that the main troops at the SKSHU will be concentrated in the real combat zone in Dagestan and other republics of the North Caucasus.
As the 58 Army commander Andrei Gurulev said yesterday, during the development of the concept of the Kavkaz-2012 exercise, “practical tasks will be performed by units of two separate motorized rifle brigades belonging to the army - Vladikavkaz and Buynaksk. These compounds will have to work out their episodes at the Raevskoye testing ground located on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory and at the Dalniy training ground located in Dagestan. In total, each of these motorized rifle brigades will train about a thousand servicemen. The rest of the formations and military units of the 58 Army will work out the questions of the SKSHU plan as part of their departments and support units near the points of permanent deployment. ” For example, in Chechnya, these actions will be worked out at the Alpine training complexes (UTK) (near the village of Borzoy), Gvardeets (Shali) and Kalinovsky (Kalinovskaya village). In turn, the personnel of the army artillery brigade deployed in the territory of Ingushetia will use the capabilities of its Troitsky training center. For this purpose, the Dzartzi military complex will be used at the 4 military base in South Ossetia.
Georgia fears that after the Kavkaz-2012 CXSU, Russia will again attack it. In the military and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation it is rejected. At the same time, Andrei Gurulev argues that "the intensity of combat training at a military base located on the territory of South Ossetia does not decrease and gives every reason to believe that the unit is combat-ready and capable of performing any tasks assigned for its intended purpose."
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