ed ▁out ▁of ▁g ently ▁rolling ▁terrain ▁and ▁cam ou fl aged . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁military ▁training ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁at ▁Ak h als op eli ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Bat umi ▁air port . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Military ▁Base ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Collect ive ▁Security ▁Tre aty . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁base ▁had ▁ 1 , 7 9 0 ▁personnel ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁( B at umi ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 0 th ▁( K hel v ach a uri ) ▁motor ▁rif le ▁reg iments ; ▁the ▁ 8 0 9 th ▁art illery ▁regiment ▁( B at umi ); ▁the ▁ 1 2 2 nd ▁communic ations ▁batt alion ▁( Med jin ist z q ali ); ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁art illery ▁det achment ▁( B at umi ); ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 7 3 rd ▁reconna issance ▁batt alion ▁( Med jin ist z q ali ). ▁An ▁un named ▁Russian ▁Def ence ▁Ministry ▁official , ▁speaking ▁to ▁IT AR - TA SS ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁bases ▁had ▁reduced ▁their ▁personnel ▁– ▁" if ▁there ▁were ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁serv ic emen ▁at ▁each ▁Russian ▁base ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁now ▁there ▁are