The Vladikavkaz formations of the Southern Military District received over 250 military vehicles in 2012, RIA Novosti reports.
They include howitzers Msta-S, Akatsiya, Gvozdika, mortars, anti-tank missile systems Sturm-S and Khrizantema-S, tanks T-90A and T-72BM, armored vehicles BMP-3 and BTR-82A.
Russian troops of the Vladikavkaz formations and Russian soldiers serving in South Ossetia had military drills at the start of the new academic year.