Russian defence minister announces at a meeting with top military officials that Russia will form 20 new military units to counter NATO
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks during a meeting with hight level military officials in Moscow on May 31, 2021.Russia’s military will form 20 new units in the country’s west this year to counter what it claims is a growing threat from NATO, the defence minister said Monday.
He added the military units in Western Russia have commissioned about 2,000 new pieces of weaponry this year. Currently, thousands of NATO troops, several warships and dozens of aircraft are taking part in military exercises stretching across the Atlantic, through Europe and into the Black Sea region.
Russia has recalled some troops from its western part after sweeping manoeuvres in April, but Shoigu ordered them to leave their weapons behind for Russia’s Zapad 2021 military exercises in September.
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