Flight and tactical training of the crews of a separate transport mixed aviation regiment of the Central Military District was completed in the Samara, Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan and Kemerovo regions. This reported by Russian Ministry of Defence press-service.

During the exercise, the crews of An-26, An-12, and Tu-134 transport aircraft performed tasks for parachuting the search and rescue and assault groups in the Chelyabinsk region, and transporting cargo and personnel in the Kemerovo region. The crews of Mi-8AMTSh "Terminator" transport and combat helicopters performed live launches of unguided S-8 aircraft missiles at the training ground in the Kurgan region. In addition, they worked out the transfer of tactical troops in the Samara region, as well as the landing of rescue groups from a height of 30 meters using descent roller devices in the Chelyabinsk region. The final stage of the tactical flight exercise was the landing of an An-26 aircraft on an unprepared unpaved runway in the Sverdlovsk region.

The tactical flight exercise involved 10 An-26, An-12, Tu-134 and Mi-8AMTSh helicopters, eight airfields and landing pads, about 150 military personnel from the flight, engineering and technical personnel, the parachute group, as well as the flight support and control group.