In late September, Poland is set to hold the
Dragon exercise involving 17,000 personnel and 3,500 pieces of military
hardware.
MOSCOW, September 13. /TASS/. The number of exercises that Western
countries hold near Russian borders keeps growing, Western Military District
Commander Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov said on Wednesday.
"According to our information, about 50 combat training events have been held on the territory of Europe since June. Some 60,000 people took part in them, including US servicemen. Moreover, the number of military exercises near Russian borders has been constantly growing," Kartapolov said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
"According to our information, about 50 combat training events have been held on the territory of Europe since June. Some 60,000 people took part in them, including US servicemen. Moreover, the number of military exercises near Russian borders has been constantly growing," Kartapolov said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
The
official added that such maneuvers often involve personnel "not only from
the NATO alliance, but also neutral states like Finland, Sweden, Moldova and
even Ukraine."
In late September,
Poland is set to hold the Dragon exercise involving 17,000 personnel and 3,500
pieces of military hardware. At the moment, about 20,000 Swedish, French,
Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian and Lithuanian servicemen are taking part in the
three-week Aurora 17 exercise, Kartapolov said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 13-09-2017
