Russian president orders to check operational readiness of troops — DM Shoigu

Source : http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/749012

MOSCOW, September 11./ITAR-TASS/. Vladimir Putin, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russia's Armed Forces, has decided to carry out an unscheduled checkup of the operational readiness of all troops of the Eastern Military District (EMD), General of the Army Sergey Shoigu, Minister of Defense, announced on Thursday at a conference with the Command of the Armed Forces.

"In accordance with his instruction, the troops of the EMD, as well as forces and military units stationed in its territory, shall be readied operationally," Shoigu ordered.

The Minister of Defence also ordered moving military control agencies and troops to military ranges to ready them for the accomplishment of tasks in line with their mission at control training sessions and tactical exercises.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that apart from surprise checkup of operational readiness of troops of the Eastern military district, President Vladimir Putin ordered the ministry to check together with the Chief Directorate of Special Programs the readiness of authorities in the east of the country to perform tasks in conditions of war time.