23.04.2021 (08:43)
More than 4 thousand combat firings were performed by the WMD tank army servicemen during the exercise in five regions of the Russian Federation
On the territory of the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo regions, more than 15 thousand soldiers of the guards tank army of the Western Military District completed the control check of the combat readiness of the troops for the winter training period.
Tank, motorized rifle, reconnaissance, anti-aircraft missile, artillery and missile units performed more than 4 thousand combat firings and worked out tasks to repel a mock enemy in the daytime and at night.
In a number of exercises, more than 3 thousand units of military and special equipment of the WMD tank formation were involved: T-72B3, T-80, T-90 tanks, BMP-2, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, BTR-80, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, Msta-S self-propelled artillery systems, Msta-B towed howitzers, Sani mortars, and other military equipment.
