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Chebarkul firing range hosts artillery drills

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Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24.

Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24.

© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankWeapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24. The Chebarkul firing range hosted large-scale drills of the Volga-Ural Military District.
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Weapons thundered almost uninterruptedly at Chebarkul, the Chelyabinsk Region, on March 24. The Chebarkul firing range hosted large-scale drills of the Volga-Ural Military District.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankThe drills featured several hundreds weapons, including an MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun…
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The drills featured several hundreds weapons, including an MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun…
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank… a BM-21 Grad multiple-rocket launcher…
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… a BM-21 Grad multiple-rocket launcher…
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabank… and a 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer.
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… and a 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer.
© RIA Novosti . Павел Лисицын / Go to the mediabankAlmost a thousand soldiers participated in the drills. According to the scenario an enemy team infiltrated the field.
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Almost a thousand soldiers participated in the drills. According to the scenario an enemy team infiltrated the field.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankThe artillery is preparing to defeat the “enemy.”
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The artillery is preparing to defeat the “enemy.”
© RIA Novosti . Павел Лисицын / Go to the mediabankThe simulation is as close to real combat as possible.
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The simulation is as close to real combat as possible.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankBoth the scale and the budget of the drills are amazing. A shot from an anti-tank gun, for example, costs 250,000 rubles.
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Both the scale and the budget of the drills are amazing. A shot from an anti-tank gun, for example, costs 250,000 rubles.
© Sputnik / Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankThe main purpose of the drills was to train cooperation between military units.
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The main purpose of the drills was to train cooperation between military units.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankFor commanders such drills are a chance to practice their skills in the field.
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For commanders such drills are a chance to practice their skills in the field.
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