Russia Staging Military Exercises Near Ukraine: Interfax -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Russia announced new military exercises involving bombers and fighter jets on Monday in a show of strength near the border with Ukraine.
An air force spokesman was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying more than 100 planes and helicopters would take part in the manoeuvres from Monday until Friday in its central and western districts.
The spokesman, Igor Klimov, said the exercises were the first in a series to improve coordination in the military and made no mention of Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels are fighting Ukrainian government forces.
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To state the obvious military exercises can be more than training your troops. they can be used to wear down your opponent, learn his capabilities to react, judge the will of your opponent or their allies.
That's my 2 cents. I don't think many in the press get it. They are too anti-military to study these things.
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