In early June, high
level of military activity of the US and its NATO allies was reported near
Russian borders.
MOSCOW, June 5.
/TASS/. The guard tank army of Russia’s Western Military District was
reinforced to protect the country on the Western strategic direction, the
military district told journalists Friday.
In late May, Minister
of Defense Sergei Shoigu said that the Western strategic direction remains under
the highest threat for Russia’s military security, adding that, in accordance
with the 2019-2025 plan of action, Russia conducts a complex of measures to
neutralize the emerging threats.
"The Separate
Guards Motorized Rifle Sevastopol Red Banner Brigade named after the 60th
anniversary of the USSR was included in the Guards Red Banner Tank Army of the
Western Military District to perform tasks on ensuring the defense of the
Russian Federation in the Western strategic direction," the district’s press
service said, adding that the motorized brigade has been deployed in the
Novomoskovsky Administrative District of Moscow.
"It is armed
with modern weapons and military and specialized vehicles, such as T-90A tanks,
BTR-82A armored carriers, BMP-3 combat vehicles, and 9A34 Strela-10 and 2S6M
Tunguska air defense systems," the press service said.
In early June, head
of the Main Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff Sergei
Rudskoi noted that Russian Ministry of Defense consistently registered high
level of military activity of the US and its NATO allies near Russian borders,
adding that the alliance also ramped up its exercises that bear a distinct
anti-Russian character.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-06-2020
