Russian troops stand after a training exercise in the village of Nikinci, west from Belgrade, November 14, 2014. Marko Djuric/REUTERS
Putin Orders Snap Military Drills On NATO Border -- Newsweek
Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills for Russian armed forces in the Baltic region to test Russia’s “battle-readiness”, a ministry of defence spokesperson told Russian news agency Interfax today.
“A self-sufficient, multi-purpose army of air, sea and land units was assembled in the period of less than a day in the Kaliningrad area, consisting of units from all branches of the armed forces,” Andrey Kartapolov the lieutenant general of the Russian army said.
The drill took place between the 5th and 10th December, as servicemen were called to assume battlestations in Kaliningrad without warning at 7am Moscow time on the 5th December.
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More News On Russia's Military Drills That Were Conducted Last Week
Combat readiness snap check held in Russia's westernmost Kaliningrad region -- ITAR-TASS
Russian military completes rapid-deployment drills in Kaliningrad -- RT
Russia Stages Snap Military Drills in Kaliningrad -- Moscow Times/Reuters
Russia Carried Out Large-Scale Military Drills In Kaliningrad Area -- Novinite
Russia orders snap drills near Poland -- Global Times
Russia Military Preparedness 2014: Putin Hosts Navy Exercises Near NATO Borders Amid Intensified Air Campaign Between West, East -- IBTimes
My Comment: Another military drill ... so what I would say. But what I find interesting about this report is that we are only learning about this now .... a week after the drills ended.
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It was a "snap" or "surprise" drill, so, it would not have been pre-announced, other than a heads up to NATO,
The drill would not be "reported" on in the Press, until it was known to be a sucess of some level,
And in the West, the analyists are still studying the cryllic and photo's and won't be publishing their pronostications for their bosses, until after Christmas.
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