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Russia’s Medvedev at sniper training school

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected the facilities at the Sniper Refresher Training and Advanced Training Center outside Solnechnogorsk.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected the facilities at the Sniper Refresher Training and Advanced Training Center outside Solnechnogorsk.

© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankRussian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected the facilities at the Sniper Refresher Training and Advanced Training Center outside Solnechnogorsk.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected the facilities at the Sniper Refresher Training and Advanced Training Center outside Solnechnogorsk.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankThe Supreme Commander-in-Chief took up a rifle which uses laser beams to hit an electronic target.
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The Supreme Commander-in-Chief took up a rifle which uses laser beams to hit an electronic target.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankMedvedev did not shoot at the target.
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Medvedev did not shoot at the target.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabank“Well, how are you doing?” Medvedev asked one of the servicemen firing from an electro-optical rifle. At that moment a throng of photographers and TV reporters had in effect screened the targets. “I see they are interfering by clicking their shutters,” Medvedev sympathized.
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“Well, how are you doing?” Medvedev asked one of the servicemen firing from an electro-optical rifle. At that moment a throng of photographers and TV reporters had in effect screened the targets. “I see they are interfering by clicking their shutters,” Medvedev sympathized.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankMedvedev inspected different types of Russian and foreign arms.
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Medvedev inspected different types of Russian and foreign arms.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankThe Supreme Commander-in-Chief was told that the sniper training school has all types of small arms, including those used by NATO countries.
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The Supreme Commander-in-Chief was told that the sniper training school has all types of small arms, including those used by NATO countries.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankAccording to the military, no one denies the advantages of the Russian Kalashnikov rifle. But since no specific parameters were set to its fire pattern when it was developed, the rifle is inferior to a NATO assault rifle in terms of grouping shots.
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According to the military, no one denies the advantages of the Russian Kalashnikov rifle. But since no specific parameters were set to its fire pattern when it was developed, the rifle is inferior to a NATO assault rifle in terms of grouping shots.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankRussian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Sniper Refresher Training and Advanced Training Center outside Solnechnogorsk.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Sniper Refresher Training and Advanced Training Center outside Solnechnogorsk.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankMedvedev was also shown a map of a test course that provides intensive training for drivers.
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Medvedev was also shown a map of a test course that provides intensive training for drivers.
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