Admiral Sergei Avakyants, 66, who has commanded Russia's Pacific Fleet since 2012, has been removed from his post less than a week into military exercises.
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The Russian Navy has been conducting military exercises about 300 to 500 miles west of Hawaii prompting the U.S. on Sunday to scramble F-22s to respond to long-range bombers, a report said.