3-848: (Redirected from Zapad Exercises ) Series of Soviet Union and Russian Federation military exercises Zapad exercise ('Exercise West') is a series of Soviet Union and Russian Federation military exercises, including: Zapad-77 (Zapad-1977) Zapad-81 (Zapad-1981) Zapad-84 (Zapad-1984) Zapad 1999 Zapad 2009 Zapad 2013 Zapad 2017 Zapad 2021 See also [ edit ] List of Vostok exercises Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Zapad_exercises&oldid=1225610967 " Categories : Zapad military exercises Military exercises and wargames Belarusian military exercises Military exercises involving Russia Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
6-552: Is different from Wikidata Zapad-81 Exercise Zapad-81 ( Russian : Запад-81 , lit. 'West-81') was the largest military exercise ever to be carried out by the Soviet Union , according to NATO and US sources. It was conducted from 4 September 1981 and lasted approximately eight days, it involved between 100,000 and 150,000 troops. It was a joint operation including elements from all Soviet service branches and introduced several new systems such as
9-778: The RSD-10 medium-range strategic missile (known often to the West as the SS-20 Saber) and the Project 1143 aircraft carrier Kiev . The exercise was first and foremost a show of force. Propaganda tapes were made of the large scale offensives concluding in a large victory parade. Apart from being a show of force to the NATO countries, the exercise was a large-scale demonstration of military capability in Poland. After failed reforms, communism in
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