[AdmSmith]

http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-march-16-2015/

[AdmSmith]

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet and paratrooper units to go on full alert as part of snap military exercises in the Arctic, RIA news agency quoted the defence minister as saying on Monday.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/16/us-russia-military-exercises-idUSKBN0MC0JO20150316

This is so far only in the Russian text: The duration is March 16 - 21 and the central command will have exercises starting Mar 17:
http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20150316/1052732262.html

Perhaps there is another explanation: Shoigu needs this to take control over Russia, and was it really P that gave the order?