By Thomas Grove
President Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad region earlier this month, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
The drills, which mobilised 9,000 soldiers and more than 55 naval ships, were carried out to test the military’s combat readiness in Kaliningrad, an exclave that borders NATO members Lithuania and Poland.
The drills were carried out between Dec. 5-10.
“The exercise involved units of missile troops, artillery, mechanised infantry, airborne troops, marine forces, units of reconnaissance, communications, logistics, as well as combat and military transport aircraft, helicopters and ships of the Baltic Fleet,” TASS news agency said, citing the …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
