The troops of the military base of Russia’s Southern Military District in Armenia has begun to pass a control check for the winter period of training at the points of permanent deployment and at the high-mountain training grounds Kamkhud and Alagyaz, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

At the first stage, the level of combat readiness of the military personnel of the unit on combat duty, operational training of personnel, weapons and military equipment will be checked.

The theoretical knowledge of military personnel will also be tested.

During the next stage of the control check, the troops will perform combat training tasks in high-altitude conditions: exercises in driving wheeled and armored vehicles, firing from all types of weapons, and will also pass standards for special, technical, tactical, combat and physical training, military topography and radiation, chemical and biological protection.