A major exercise involving troops from Russia’s southern military districts is underway at the Vertyachiy training ground in the Volgograd region, NTV reports. New Russian armored vehicles and small arms are being tested during the exercise.
The exercises are being held at the 20th Motorized Rifle Division. Almost all of the unit’s soldiers and officers fought in Chechnya. Representatives of the senior command staff and leaders of the autonomous republics of southern Russia are participating in the exercises.
A new type of small arms was tested at the training ground. The day before, Akhmad Kadyrov tested the new Taishet series assault rifle. General Gennady Troshev, Commander-in-Chief of the North Caucasus Military District, also took part in the exercises.
“We train soldiers every day, but sometimes we forget – there’s never enough time. At least I got to shoot my fill today,” the general admitted.
It’s too early to announce the results of the exercises; the military is only talking about its own goals. They believe all military brigades in the region, where the war is still raging, must be in excellent combat condition.
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