In the Shadow of the War in Ukraine, Russia Holds Vostok 2022 Manoeuvres
In the Shadow of the War in Ukraine, Russia Holds Vostok 2022 Manoeuvres

Author(s): Anna Maria Dyner
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; military drill; Vostok 2022; Ukraine; War;
Summary/Abstract: On 1-7 September, in Russia’s Far East (in the Eastern Military District), the largest military drills this year involving the Russian Armed Forces, Vostok 2022, took place. Because of Russia’s involvement in the armed conflict in Ukraine, the importance of the drills was to be much greater than in the previous edition in 2018. Russia’s goal was to show that its involvement in Ukraine has not adversely affected its operational capabilities and that it has an established network of military partners, including China and India. However, the course of the exercises showed that the losses in Ukraine have reduced the potential of the Russian Armed Forces, especially the Land Forces.

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