Russia begins large-scale drills in Crimea

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Xinhuanet
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Li Jiayao
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2021-09-27 22:20:52

MOSCOW, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia has launched large-scale military drills in Crimea with the participation of the country's airborne forces, the defense ministry's Zvezda broadcasting service said Monday.

The exercises, scheduled to take place from Monday to Wednesday at the Opuk training ground, will involve up to 2,000 servicemen, it said.

Throughout the exercises, troops will seize advantageous lines and practice defensive operations where live-firing exercises will be conducted jointly with the anti-aircraft missile, anti-tank, flamethrower, artillery and sniper units, it added.

Maneuver defense will be conducted during both day and night.

During the final stage of the exercises, the armed forces will practice offensive operations with the involvement of T-72B3 battle tanks, 2S9 Nona 120mm self-propelled artillery-mortar systems, and D-30 122-mm howitzers.

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