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Some 10,000 Russian troops to take part in Vostok-2010 war games in summer.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report in English by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS

Moscow, 1 June: The Siberian and Far Eastern military districts will host Vostok 2010 exercises on June 29 - July 8. About 10,000 servicemen will take part in the exercises, a Defence Ministry source told ITAR-TASS, adding that it would be the main training of this summer.

"The exercises will be all-inclusive, and the servicemen will practise relocation from one theatre of operation to another, as well as defensive and offensive operations," he said.

"The drill will involve servicemen of the Siberian and Far Eastern military districts, the Air Force, the Airborne Forces, the North Fleet and …

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