The drills involved over 2,500 troops, 600 pieces of the armor and motor vehicles, the large amphibious assault ship Caesar Kunikov and over 45 aircraft and helicopters MOSCOW, March 24.

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Captain Alexander Chirva, commander of the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov, died from injuries sustained in a battle with Ukrainian forces, reported Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev.