Russian defense minister inspects Combat Army Reserve training

MOSCOW

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu on Thursday inspected training of the Combat Army Reserve, or BARS, a reserve force, in the country's south.

The ministry in a statement said commanders informed Shoygu about the preparation of recruits, and the military specialties they study.

Training is carried out by officers with real combat experience, including in the zone of Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine, it added.

Both men and women are trained at the army's Southern Military District centers, with the latter mostly engaged in medical services.