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Russia's Eastern Military District Conducts Large-Scale Artillery Field Training

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A BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher system fires during gun practice of the Baltic Fleet Coast Artillery Corps at the Pavenkovo range, Kaliningrad Region. - Sputnik International
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Russia's military has conducted a large scale artillery field training in the country's Far East, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry's Eastern Military District said Wednesday.

VLADIVOSTOK (Sputnik) — A large scale artillery field training of Eastern Military District began in Russia's far-eastern region of Primorsky Krai, Vladimir Matveev said.

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"More than 2,500 servicemen and more than 300 units of combat and special equipment are involved in the combat training… During the field training, the artillerymen will have to carry out more than 250 different fire missions using 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled guns, BM-21 Grad and 9A52-4 Tornado truck-mounted multiple rocket launchers," Vladimir Matveev said.

He added that the artillerymen carried out direct and semi-direct fire from closed fire positions using various types of ammunition against single and group targets. Shooting takes place during day and night.

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