Vladimir Putin Oversees Largest Display Of Russia's Military Might Since Cold War, Using 160,000 Troops, 5,000 Tanks, And Dozens Of Ships To Send Message Of Strength To The World -- Daily Mail
Russia's macho President Vladimir Putin today watched as the country put on a spectacular show of military might, the biggest since the days of the old Soviet regime, involving 160,000 troops and 5,000 tanks across Siberia and the far eastern region.
The exercise, which began last Friday, continues throughout the week with Putin watching on the Sakhalin Island in the Pacific, as 130 combat aircraft and dozens of Russia's Pacific Fleet ships take part. The troops had been ferried and airlifted to the island from the mainland.
It is part of regular combat training and not directed against any particular nation, said the country's Deputy Defence MInister Anatoly Antonov in an attempt to assure foreign military attaches. But, according to CNSNews, analysts believe the show of strength was aimed at China and Japan.
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