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
• Caucasus 2012  [ ru ] (Kavkaz 2012), September 17-23 2012
• Caucasus 2016  [ ru ] (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. ^[1]
• Caucasus 2020 (Kavkaz 2020), September 21-26, 2020

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