Reports: Russian military exercise at Ukrainian border is over

A Russian air defence exercise has finished in Astrahan Oblast of Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defence announced it, UNIAN reports.

“The aircrafts involved in the military exercise have returned to their airdromes and the anti-aircraft artillery and radio-radar troops are getting ready to depart too,” the Ministry of Defence noted.

The exercise was organized on August 4-8 and resulted in a lot of criticism on behalf of Kiev and the international community. The West considered Russia’s actions to be another act of intimidation and display of force.