Pilots of army aviation started practising helicopter landing and take-off in mountainous terrain in the Erebuni Russian aviation base in the Republic of Armenia.

More than 50 pilots of Mi-24P attack and Mi-8MT transport-attack helicopters are involved into training flights.

Landing and take-off practising of higher complexity is carried out at both day and night at grounds of Aragats mountain located at the altitude of 1.5-3.5 thousand metres above the sea level.

Apart from landing in mountains, pilots are practising flying at maximum low altitude above difficult landscape and mountain rivers, searching and monitoring simulated enemy columns, cooperating with motorized rifle units while carrying out counter sabotage tasks at high mountain Kamhud and Alagyaz ranges.

Moreover, flying around the territory of Russian unit location in the South Caucasus to check its radio electronic armament, air defence complexes, systems of communications and aviation control.