Russia To Form 3 New Military Divisions To Counter U.S. - NATO Buildup

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visit the Kamaz truck manufacturing plant in Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan, Russia, February 12, 2016. REUTERS/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/FILES

TASS: Russia to set up 3 divisions to counteract NATO — defense minister

Two new divisions will be set up in the Western Military District while one division will be set up in the Southern Military District

MOSCOW, May 4. /TASS/. Russia will set up two new divisions in its Western Military District and one division in its Southern Military District to counteract NATO buildup near its borders, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Wednesday.

"The Defense Ministry is taking a number of measures to counteract the buildup of NATO forces in the immediate vicinity of Russian borders. Two new divisions will be set up in the Western Military District and one division in the Southern Military District until the end of the year," Shoigu said at a conference call.

Work is already under way to create necessary infrastructure at the places of the new divisions’ deployment, the defense minister said.

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