The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the organization of the teachings took into account the tactics of terrorists in Syria
In preparation for the maneuvers, militants' favorite tactic was taken into account to arrange supply routes through multi-kilometer tunnels.
“During the drawing of one of the episodes of the exercise, the reinforced motorized rifle battalion stormed the fortified city, where the“ bandits ”held hostages. On the monitors it was clear that the movement of the enemy’s reserves, the delivery of ammunition and other property goes through the tunnels, ”the agency reports.
Before the assault, “the Leer-3 electronic warfare complex sent out sms messages to local subscribers with the demands of the advancing troops,” and “reconnaissance Drones meanwhile, they monitored the situation: video from them was broadcast on the monitors, it was clear how the “enemy” was concentrating a column of armored vehicles to leave the city,” the report says.
One of the tunnels was discovered and destroyed by sappers during the offensive. In order to prevent getting under "friendly fire", the servicemen hung specially made cloth and flags on the liberated buildings.
As Andrei Kartapolov, commander of the ZVO troops, who headed the Russian grouping in the SAR in 2016-2017, noted that “the integration of the Syrian combat experience into the daily practice of the RF Armed Forces is the main objective of the current training camps”.
- RIA Novosti / Mikhail Beznosov
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