Kavkaz 2020 Thread: Shoigu said the exercise will run from Sep 21-26 and will "assess the the Southern Military District's ability to ensure military security in Russia's southwest." The main part will take place at the Kapustin Yar and Ashuluk ranges and Black and Caspian Seas.
As part of Kavkaz 2020 "issues of command and control of groups of troops, formations and subunits in joint operations to localize and resolve armed conflicts related to countering terrorism will be practiced." 2/
https://vk.com/mil?z=video-133441491_456244247%2F2c3be522a1fe423ae9%2Fpl_wall_-133441491
http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12313110@egNews
The first PLA troops have begun to arrive in Astrakhan, Russia for the exercise. Two Chinese Y-20 military transport aircraft delivered a hundred troops (all of whom were tested for COVID-19) and military equipment today. 3/
Photos of PLA ZBD-04A IFVs and PLZ-07 122-mm howitzers being loaded onto Y-20 aircraft for Kavkaz 2020. 4/
https://dambiev.livejournal.com/2050646.html 
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