Over 4,000 Troops Conduct Motorized Infantry Drills in Eastern Russia - MoD

According to the Defense Ministry, more than 4,000 servicemen participated in the Russian Eastern Military District's motorized infantry drills.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than 4,000 servicemen participated in the Russian Eastern Military District's motorized infantry drills, the Defense Ministry said in a statement issued on Saturday.

"Motorized infantry units from the Trans-Baikal region engaged in the battle with the superior forces of the advancing enemy, simulated by a tank unit from Buryatia," the statement attributed to the district's spokesman Col. Alexander Gordeev reads.

Gordeev added that the drill held at the Tsugol military range involved over 400 pieces of military hardware including the Sukhoi Su-25 Grach jets, the Mil Mi-8AMTSh and Mi-24 military helicopters, self-propelled guns and multiple rocket launchers.