"Rossiyskaya Gazeta" informs that the Kremlin was informed that Vladimir Putin will inspect the actions of the military on the exercises "West-2017". As expected, the Russian Supreme Commander-in-Chief will arrive in the Leningrad region at the Luzhsky training ground today, September 18. As it became known, here Putin will look at the main stage of the joint strategic exercise of the Armed Forces of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.

Recall, the exercise "West-2017" is held from 14 to 20 September. On the eve of the first stage of the exercise and the transfer of troops. The maneuvers involved more than 12,000 military personnel, 250 tanks, 200 guns, ramp fire systems and mortars, 70 aircraft and helicopters, 10 ships.