More than 100 Russian servicemen have been sent into the woods of mountainous Armenia in the Caucasus to participate in “sniper duels”, as part of Russia’s huge snap military drills that are being carried out this week, testing the combat readiness of the Russian armed forces.
According to the press service of Russia’s Southern Military District, which includes Crimea, one of the exercises today will see more than 100 Russian sniper troops engage in a marksmanship and field craft competition near the Armenian village of Alagyaz where the Russian army has a training facility.
The servicemen will be split into two …read more
Source: Newsweek
