British press: Russians deliberately demonstrate footage of exercises where they fire near the border with Poland
The British press is evaluating the West-2021 exercises, which are being held at the training grounds in Russia and Belarus. Recall that the international military maneuvers started on September 10 and will end today - September 16. They involve contingents from several countries - in addition to Russia and Belarus, these are, for example, military personnel from Kazakhstan and India.
In the British edition of The Sun, the author categorically declares that in the course of these maneuvers, Russia "is practicing the invasion of the Baltics and Poland." According to the British observer, the participation of 200 thousand servicemen and more than 1000 units of various military equipment in the exercises "is not only alarming, but terrifying for the Russian neighbors."
From material in the British press:
The Russians deliberately demonstrate footage of the exercises, where they are firing near the Belarusian Brest, this is near the border with Poland. In Poland itself, this is perceived as a threat to their borders, to their national security.
Meanwhile, it became known that during the exercise, Russian troops are using improved air defense systems. So, at the test site near Nizhny Novgorod, the Strela-10MN air defense missile system was seen. This is a deep modernization of Soviet air defense systems. The anti-aircraft missile system, in the process of modernization, acquired, for example, thermal imaging systems and means for automatic "capture" and tracking of air targets.
In the West, they note that during the Zapad-2021 exercises, Russia is demonstrating its latest weapons, as well as the fact that it does not abandon the proven Soviet developments, "bringing them to the modern level with the help of retrofitting with new elements based on the experience of the participation of Russian troops in the fighting ”.
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