Russia set to improve combat strength on western border in view of ‘tense situation’


The military and political situation at Russia’s western border remains tense and tends to aggravate, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated on Friday’s meeting of the ministry’s board.

According to him, four NATO multinational battalion-level tactical groups with a total strength of up to 5,000 servicemen have been deployed in the Baltic states and Poland; an armored brigade and a combat aviation brigade of the US Army are stationed in Poland and Germany. Work is under way in Eastern European countries to deploy US missile shield elements, he said.

“The intensity and the scope of operational and combat training of the armed forces of the alliance’s member states near our borders are growing. In the past three months alone, over 30 exercises have been held in the territory of Eastern Europe and the Baltic states,” Shoigu said and added that having regard to the above, Russia is set to implementing a series of measures to neutralize the ‘evolving challenges and threats’.

“In accordance with the plan of work, we are improving the combat strength of Western Military District troops and their deployment,” the minister stressed.

belsat.eu, following TASS

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