The MULINO LANDFILL (Nizhny Novgorod region), 13 Sep-RIA Novosti. Engineering troops undermined a multi-row fire shaft with a length of 1.5 kilometers, disrupting the approach of the reserves of the conditional enemy during the episode of the Zapad-2021 exercise at the Nizhny Novgorod Mulino training ground.
"The peculiarity of the use of the fire shaft was its simultaneous detonation at once along three lines. The detonation of fire mines and an artificially created burning mass of incendiary means prevented the effective use of equipment, communication and control equipment of the advanced reserves of the conditional enemy, and also demoralized his manpower," the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Monday.
Further, in order to slow down the advance of the conditional enemy and change the attack vector, the military carried out an explosion of an anti-tank ditch with a length of up to one kilometer.
In turn, the conditional enemy used booby-trapped cars to break through the defense of the units of the coalition group of troops.
Booby-trapped vehicles armed with heavy machine guns, recoilless guns and anti-tank missiles are characterized by high speed and maneuverability, allowing them to effectively destroy tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in close combat.
In this regard, the main task is to keep them at a safe distance, for this purpose various fortifications are created on their way, and mine-explosive barriers are installed in the most dangerous directions.
Joint Strategic Exercise (SSU) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus are held every two years in accordance with the decision taken by the heads of the two states. Zapad-2021 is the final stage of joint training of the armed forces of the two countries this year.
Practical actions are taking place from September 10 to 16, 2021 at nine landfills in Russia, in the Baltic Sea, as well as at five landfills in Belarus.
In total, up to 200 thousand personnel, about 80 aircraft and helicopters, up to 760 units of military equipment, including 290 tanks, 240 guns, multiple rocket launchers and mortars, as well as up to 15 ships take part in the SSU "West-2021" on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
The maximum number of personnel involved in the exercise of military units falling under the Vienna Document of 2011 on the territory of the Russian Federation does not exceed 6.4 thousand military personnel.
The return of the military authorities and troops to the points of permanent deployment is planned until mid-October.
