Military drills involving 1,500 servicemen take place in Russia's Caucasus, South Ossetia
The drills involve Akatsiya and MSTA-S self-propelled howitzers, GRAD and Tornado multiple rocket launchers, Uragan multiple rocket launchers and Khrizantema anti-tank missiles
MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. Fifteen hundred servicemen and about 300 pieces of military hardware are involved in military exercises being conducted in Russia's Southern Military District, the military district's press-service told TASS on Tuesday.
According to the representative of the Southern Military District, the drills include firing practice by crews of the 152-mm Akatsiya and MSTA-S self-propelled howitzers, 122-mm GRAD and Tornado multiple rocket launchers, 120-mm mortars and anti-tank rockets, as well as the latest generation Zoopark-1 radar vehicle. The servicemen are practising the use of Uragan multiple rocket launchers and Khrizantema anti-tank missiles under simulated combat conditions.
The drills are conducted at testing ranges in Russia's Chechen and Dagestan Republics and South Ossetia.