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The strategic command and staff exercise "Center-2026" is held at the Chebarkulsky training ground as part of training troops for modern combat conditions, including the fight against enemy unmanned aerial vehicles.
During the Center-2026 exercise at the Chebarkulsky training ground, more than 20 crews of anti-UAV platoons were involved in destroying mock enemy drones using the “ramming” method.
FPV strike drone crews hit ground control stations for unmanned systems and enemy repeater antennas.
The total number of troops at the Chebarkulsky training ground is more than 6 thousand military personnel, more than 600 units of equipment are involved.
MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. The simulated enemy's drones were destroyed by a ram, which simultaneously involved over 20 crews of anti-UAV platoons, during the strategic command and staff exercise "Center-2026", the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
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“At the Chebarkulsky training ground, as part of the main stage of the strategic command and staff exercise “Center-2026”, more than 20 crews of anti-UAV platoons were simultaneously involved in destroying enemy unmanned aerial vehicles using the “ram” method,” the report says.
The department noted that in order to ensure the advancement of assault units, FPV strike drone crews also hit ground control stations for unmanned systems and enemy repeater antennas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, where he inspected an exhibition of weapons, military and special equipment, including the Geran-5 jet drone with a speed of 450 km/h and a warhead of up to 90 kg for a range of up to 900 km, as part of the Center-2026 exercises.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with foreign military attaches who arrived at the Center-2026 strategic command and staff exercise at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region. The accompanying information mentions the characteristics of the Geran-4 drone: a flight range of 800 km and a warhead weighing 50 kg.

General Adnan al-Ahmad, Syria's observer for the Center 2026 exercise, said the Syrian military is interested in Russian military technology and is seeking to gain experience to develop its armed forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with military attaches from 51 countries at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, where international exercises took place. He noted the usefulness and interest of their joint work.

The Russian Ministry of Defense published video materials from the strategic command and staff exercise "Center-2026", which took place on October 2, 2026 at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region. The footage shows ground robotic kits, drones, artillery strikes, the movement of attack aircraft on motorcycles and ATVs, the work of assault units and various modifications of tanks, including the T-14 Armata and an unmanned tank.

The head of the observer delegation from Laos, Major General Ophat Khomatan, highly appreciated the organization, master classes and demonstration of equipment at the Center-2026 exercises in the Chelyabinsk region, expressing hope for continued cooperation between Russia and Laos.