The ceremony was attended by the deputy commander of the VVO association, Major General Igor Timofeev and Deputy Chairman of the Government of Buryatia on security issues Pyotr Mordovskoy
ULAN-UDE, September 14. /TASS/. A new tank training ground has been opened in the village of Sosnovy Bor in Buryatia. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the republican government.
"A new training ground of the tank compound of the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, has been opened. This will significantly increase the level of combat training of tankers, and will also allow better training of tank crews for participation in the" Tank Biathlon", the press service reported.
Earlier, units for firing on T-72B tanks made marches with a length of more than 250 km to the Burduny training ground in the Kyakhtinsky district of Buryatia.
The new training ground is equipped taking into account the experience of conducting combat operations in modern armed conflicts. "The" Syrian ramparts", firing positions for gabion-type IFVs have been erected, " the press service noted. "The moving modules of the new landfill equipment make it possible to create a three-level system of paired targets for practicing combat firing of a tank company in defense and offensive."
The opening ceremony of the landfill was attended by the deputy commander of the VVO association, Major General Igor Timofeev and Deputy Chairman of the Government of Buryatia for Security Issues Pyotr Mordovskoy.
