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Winter Combat Drills of Russian National Guard's Special Forces

15:50 GMT, 7 March 2018
Sputnik

Being a part of the National Guard's elite forces is a stern test for every serviceperson, taking into account the huge number of drills and combat training.

These photos will give you an idea of how they might operate under combat conditions, showing the destruction of a conventional enemy with the use of special weapons.

The drills took place in the Moscow region in winter time, with temperatures hovering around —15°C (5°F), making diving activities even more dangerous.

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Diving in winter conditions from any icy surface in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces in the Moscow region. Ramil Sitdikov.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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A diving group is coming out of a frozen lake to destroy the maneuver enemy using special and simulated weapons in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces, Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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Diving in winter conditions from an icy surface in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces in the Moscow region. Ramil Sitdikov.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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Surveying the defined water zone with the use of remote control devices and testing of the newest underwater communications equipment in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces in the Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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A diving group is coming out of a frozen lake to destroy the maneuver enemy using special and simulated weapons in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces, Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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A diving group is coming out of a frozen lake to destroy the maneuver enemy using special and simulated weapons in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces, Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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Diving in winter conditions from an icy surface in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces in the Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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A diving group is coming out of a frozen lake to destroy the maneuver enemy using special and simulated weapons in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces, Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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Diving in winter conditions from an icy surface in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces in the Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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A diving group is coming out of a frozen lake to destroy the maneuver enemy using special and simulated weapons in the training of combat swimmers for Rosgvardia's special forces, Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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