We may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Russia has been amassing thousands of troops on its shared border with Ukraine for weeks, sparking concerns about an incoming invasion. Moscow has been at the loggerheads with the international community since 2014 when Russian soldiers annexed the Crimea region of Ukraine. Kiev has estimated over 100,000 troops are now laying in wait at the border, as Vladimir Putin warned of appropriate military-technical measures in response to NATO expansion.
The footage released on Christmas Day showed soldiers practicing new forms and methods of modern combined arms combat in the region of Voronezh, which borders Ukraine. More than 1,200 air assault troops and 250 pieces of equipment were involved in the war games in the snow at the Opuk mountain range in Crimea. The drills came after President Vladimir Putin announced the successful launch of Mach 9 capable Zircon missiles that Moscow claims will be able to evade missile defenses. Putin said earlier this week that Zircon were our newest missiles fired from the sea at sea targets, and land targets. JUST IN: He'll be back! PM Liz Truss tipped to appoint Lord Frost as Foreign Secretary.
The tests were carried out flawlessly. This is a big event for our country, a big step in improving Russia's security and increasing our defence capability. The war games involved motorized rifle, tank, artillery and reconnaissance units, as well as military drones, and electronic warfare equipment, according to reports. The Russian Defence Ministry said soldiers were challenged to take down targets posing as hostile military drones. READ MORE: Galileo blow as Britain's ahead in revolutionary satellite technology is revealed as the EU continues to invest in innovative satellite technology.