{"id":1801,"date":"2017-03-27T22:48:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T22:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2017-03-27T22:48:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T22:48:46","slug":"russian-airborne-troops-hold-large-scale-command-and-staff-drills-in-crimea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2017\/03\/27\/russian-airborne-troops-hold-large-scale-command-and-staff-drills-in-crimea\/","title":{"rendered":"RUSSIAN AIRBORNE TROOPS HOLD LARGE-SCALE COMMAND AND STAFF DRILLS IN CRIMEA (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/02\/RUSSUIAN-PARA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-737\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/02\/RUSSUIAN-PARA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/02\/RUSSUIAN-PARA.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/02\/RUSSUIAN-PARA-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/02\/RUSSUIAN-PARA-560x303.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/02\/RUSSUIAN-PARA-260x141.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/02\/RUSSUIAN-PARA-160x87.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sourced : Russia and India Report<\/p>\n<p>Russian Airborne Troops held large-scale command-and-staff drills at the Opuk training range in Crimea on March 24-25.<\/p>\n<p>The drills involved over 2,500 airborne personnel and over 600 units of military hardware, including 2S9 Nona self-propelled artillery pieces, BMD-2KU airborne assault vehicles and D-30 howitzers.<\/p>\n<p>The airborne units practiced anti-landing defence measures, destroyed simulated enemy inland positions and secured Crimea\u2019s important frontiers and areas.<\/p>\n<p>Units of the Black Sea Fleet and the Aerospace Forces also took part in the drills.<\/p>\n<p>Col. Gen. Andrei Serdyukov, commander of the Airborne Forces said that the main reason behind such a massive exercise in Crimea was the increased terrorist threat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0420\u043e\u0437\u044b\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0448 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u044d\u043f\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0432 \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u043d\u043e-\u0448\u0442\u0430\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0443\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0412\u0414\u0412 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u0432 \u041a\u0440\u044b\u043c\u0443\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJvv5IVvuI0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sourced : Russia and India Report Russian Airborne Troops held large-scale command-and-staff drills at the Opuk training range in Crimea on March 24-25. The drills involved over 2,500 airborne personnel and over 600 units of military hardware, including 2S9 Nona self-propelled artillery pieces, BMD-2KU airborne assault vehicles and D-30 howitzers. 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