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| Russia expands Western Military District by 20 formations |
| 2021-06-01 |
| Direct translation of the article [REGNUM] In response to the actions of NATO countries, led by the United States, the Russian Defense Ministry will form about 20 new formations and military units in the Western Military District. This was announced on May 31 by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu at the board of the Russian defense department. According to the head of the RF Ministry of Defense, the actions of "our Western colleagues" contribute to the destruction of the security system in the world and contribute to the fact that Russia is forced to take adequate countermeasures. "By the end of the year, about 20 formations and military units will be formed in the Western Military District ," Shoigu said. As an aside, when Putin sent two divisions from the Western Military District to Voronezh tis past spring, I was pretty certain those units were Category Two formations, meaning they were officers/cadre only. Most them likely had only a third of their formations and had "round out" units (brigades/regiments) to be deployed to bring them to full strength He also clarified that these organizational measures "are synchronized with the supply of modern weapons and military equipment" and this year about 2 thousand weapons should be delivered to the RF Armed Forces. In addition, the Russian Defense Minister pointed out that the country's authorities are focusing not only on improving the combat strength, but also on modernizing personnel, and military command and control bodies. Tsensor.net adds: As reported, yesterday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia, during the control check, successfully transferred two armies and three airborne units to the western borders. Also from regnum.ru: Poland begins military exercises Dragon-21 near the borders of Belarus and Russia [REGNUM] Military exercises of the Polish Army "Dragon-21" begin near the borders of Belarus and Russia, the press service of the country's military department reported on May 31. It is stated that the main phase of the exercise will continue from 2 to 18 June and will be conducted in land, air, sea and cyber space. The maneuvers involve about 9.4 thousand Polish military and 800 pieces of equipment. It is specified that the main participants in the military exercises will be the 18th and 16th mechanized divisions of the Polish Army and the "territorial defense" units deployed in the eastern part of Poland. According to the Polish leadership, the main purpose of these exercises is to practice joint actions of combat formations and territorial defense troops during a defensive operation. |
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