{"id":15488,"date":"2020-07-21T07:45:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T07:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=15488"},"modified":"2020-07-21T07:45:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T07:45:18","slug":"russia-announces-surprise-inspection-of-150-thousand-of-troops-near-borders-of-ukraine-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russia-announces-surprise-inspection-of-150-thousand-of-troops-near-borders-of-ukraine-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia announces surprise inspection of 150 thousand of troops near borders of Ukraine (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 17, Russia announced the beginning of a large-scale surprise check of combat readiness of 150,000 Russian servicemen of the southern and western military district and some other formations.\u00a0This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The announcement of a surprise inspection of Russian troops was made on the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attack that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the sky over the occupied part of the Ukrainian Donbas by a Russian missile from the Buk missile system which belonged to the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Russian armed forces.<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Cyber-COVID-19 and MH17:\u00a0Information and military aggression of Russia<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

According to Minister Shoygu, this inspection should assess the army’s ability to secure its functions in southwestern Russia where\u00a0supposedly “serious terrorist threats remain<\/em>” and prepare for the Caucasus 2020 exercises scheduled for September this year.<\/p>\n

Overall, almost 150,000 servicemen, more than 26,000 pieces of military equipment, 414 aircraft, and 106 ships, including support vessels, are engaged in the drill.<\/p>\n

On July 17, the official YouTube channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense also posted a video about the beginning of this large-scale surprise inspection near the borders of Ukraine.<\/p>\n