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The military units and formations of the Guards Tank Army of the Eastern Federal District regularly receive new and modernized equipment.
As its commander, Lieutenant General Sergey Kisel, told the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper in an interview, this year the parks were replenished with the latest T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks, T-80BVM, BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles with the Berezhok combat module, unified command and staff vehicles (UKSHM) R-149MA1, the latest mobile control and distribution post KRPP-2, portable radar complexes for reconnaissance and fire control "Aistenok", sanitary armored vehicles "Lens".
In addition, it is expected to receive combat vehicles supporting BMPT tanks and anti-aircraft missile systems of the Tor-M SAM, T-80BVM tanks.
Along with the new samples of equipment, the corresponding simulators are also received, which speeds up the process of training specialists. The same goal, according to the command, is pursued by conducting classes at the latest training grounds, in which the tactical situation changes in a matter of minutes, simulating offensive or defensive actions.
