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RUSSIA TO INTENSIFY BATTLE TRAINING IN ARMENIA
Daijiworld.com, India
Oct 14 2014
Yerevan (Armenia), Oct 14 (IANS) Russia has declared that it will
significantly intensify battle training for military personnel
stationed in a military base in Armenia ahead of a large-scale military
exercise scheduled for Oct 13-19.
About 3,000 military personnel and 500 units will participate in the
war game on military doctrines in the South Caucasus. Russian MiG-29
fighters will also be deployed in the drill, Xinhua reported Monday.
The Russian military personnel will march about 1,000 km in different
types of armoured and automotive vehicles. They are ordered to fire
more than 30,000 artillery shells and 300,000 shots from automatic
guns and large-caliber machine guns.
The main purpose of the military exercise is to check the combat
readiness of the army.
The Russian base in Armenia, known as the Russian 102nd Military
Base, is located in the northwest city of Gyumri. On Aug 20, 2010,
Russia and Armenia extended the contract on the base till 2044.
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Daijiworld.com, India
Oct 14 2014
Yerevan (Armenia), Oct 14 (IANS) Russia has declared that it will
significantly intensify battle training for military personnel
stationed in a military base in Armenia ahead of a large-scale military
exercise scheduled for Oct 13-19.
About 3,000 military personnel and 500 units will participate in the
war game on military doctrines in the South Caucasus. Russian MiG-29
fighters will also be deployed in the drill, Xinhua reported Monday.
The Russian military personnel will march about 1,000 km in different
types of armoured and automotive vehicles. They are ordered to fire
more than 30,000 artillery shells and 300,000 shots from automatic
guns and large-caliber machine guns.
The main purpose of the military exercise is to check the combat
readiness of the army.
The Russian base in Armenia, known as the Russian 102nd Military
Base, is located in the northwest city of Gyumri. On Aug 20, 2010,
Russia and Armenia extended the contract on the base till 2044.
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=269908