Kavkaz (Caucasus) is a series of Russian military exercises in the southern subjects of Russia in the area of Caucasus, including: Caucasus 2008 (Kavkaz 2008) was held from July 15, 2008, to August 2, 2008, immediately before the Russo-Georgian War, simultaneously with the U.S.-Georgian exercise Immediate Response 2008 Caucasus 2009 (Kavkaz 2009), from June 29, 2009, to July 6, 2009 (Kavkaz 2012), September 17–23, 2012 (Kavkaz 2016), September 5–11, 2016. It was carried out in the Southern Military District; for the first time the training area included Crimea, which was included into the military district after the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.Какую войну репетируют на учениях "Кавказ-2016", BBC News, Russian service Caucasus 2020 (Kavkaz 2020), September 21–26, 2020
See also List of Zapad exercises List of Center exercises List of Vostok exercises
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