Russia has shot down over 30 targets of jets in an anti-aircraft drill around the Black Sea, practicing military readiness in case of air incursions, state news agency Itar-Tass reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for snap military exercises of Russian military units across the country earlier this month, finishing this week.
The Ministry of Defence announced Wednesday that part of the exercises involved troops in its Southern Military District practicing how to handle air incursions. The Kremlin incorporated Crimea in the district after annexing it in 2014, despite the U.N. recognizing the peninsula as Ukrainian territory.
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Source: Newsweek
