Recon Troops Begin Extensive Training Drill In Urals

Russian reconnaissance troops based in Samara have just started a month-long exercise in the southern Ural mountains, reports Interfax-AVN.

The field drill is focused on operations along a simulated enemy's front, including raids and ambushes, mine warfare, camouflage, electronic warfare and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a release from the Central Military District on Thursday.

More than 500 troops and 150 pieces of equipment traveled from the Volga region...