Russian forces around Ukraine and the Caucasus have been called to a snap drill on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told state news agency Itar-Tass on Monday.
The Russian military saw a spike in mass exercises in 2015, performing at least 4,000 drills in the first nine months alone—500 more than over the whole of 2014. Over the last two years, spontaneous drills have been repeatedly carried out near sensitive borders, often mirroring an increase in diplomatic tensions between Russia and the West. In February 2015, Baltic defense ministries told Newsweek …read more
Source: Newsweek
