About 1 thousand soldiers of the Russian military base in Armenia participated in command-and-staff exercises held in highlands, over two thousand meters above the sea level, official representative of the Southern Military District said.

“About one thousand servicemen, 200 weapons and military equipment of the Russian military base were involved in command-and-staff exercises,” Colonel Igor Gorbulya said.

“The concluding stage of the exercises were conducted in Alagyaz firing ground in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Province. Deputy Commander of Southern Military District, General-Major Andrey Kartapolov monitored the maneuvers,” Gorbulya said.