In the Urals, the crews of the Su-34 multifunctional fighter-bombers of the CMD air force and air defense formation worked out a flight training program in difficult weather conditions day and night.

The flight crew of the mixed aviation regiment stationed in the Chelyabinsk region performed single flights in difficult weather conditions as part of the combat training course. The crews practiced piloting in the clouds using instruments in conditions of significant cloud cover, which reached 9 points, the sky was almost completely covered with dense clouds.

In addition, the pilots performed night flights. In the absence of visual marks the pilots drove, focusing on the indications of the artificial horizon to determine the angle of inclination of an aircraft variometer, reflecting the rate of altitude change.

In total, 8 Su-34 fighter-bombers, 15 units of ground equipment and about 100 military personnel from the flight crew, flight management group, ground and technical support were involved in training flights.