On July 23rd local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that from July 23rd to 27th, under the command of Admiral Moiseev, the Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy, the Russian Navy conducted the "July Storm" combat exercise in the Pacific, Arctic, Baltic, and Caspian waters. The announcement stated that the participating forces include over 150 combat and support vessels, 120 aircraft, 10 shore based missile systems, 950 pieces of military and special technology equipment, and more than 15000 soldiers. The exercise will test the readiness of fleet forces and troop clusters to respond to non-standard combat tasks, as well as the comprehensive application capabilities of long-range high-precision weapons, unmanned systems, advanced and modern weapons and equipment. (New Society)