Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

09/12/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/12/2021 14:39

WMD tankers by ambush actions disrupted the offensive of a mock enemy at the Mulino training ground during the Zapad-2021 exercise

12.09.2021 (18:15)

Tankers of the motorized rifle unit of the Western Military District, acting from ambushes, disrupted the offensive of a mock enemy during a tactical episode at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region as part of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Zapad-2021.

Being separated from the main forces, the camouflaged T-80 tanks opened salvo fire on the advancing columns of armored vehicles of the wedged mock enemy, which were simulated by moving targets.

The tankers worked out the defeat of targets at distances from 700 to 2.2 thousand meters, and then secretly changed positions under the smoke screen.

The joint strategic exercise (JSE) of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus takes place every two years in accordance with the decision taken by the heads of the two states.

The Zapad-2021 exercise is the final stage of joint training of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation this year.

The practical actions of the troops (forces) take place in the period from 10 to 16 September 2021 at nine training grounds located on the territory of the Russian Federation, in the Baltic Sea, as well as at five training grounds of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus.

In total, up to 200 thousand personnel, about 80 aircraft and helicopters, up to 760 units of military equipment, including 290 tanks, 240 guns, multiple rocket launchers and mortars, as well as up to 15 ships take part in the JSE Zapad-2021 on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

The maximum number of personnel involved in the exercise of military units subject to the Vienna Document of 2011 on the territory of the Russian Federation does not exceed 6,400 military personnel.

The return of the military authorities and troops to the points of permanent deployment after participating in the exercise is planned until mid-October of this year.

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