Ekaterinburg. September 22. INTERFAX-AVN-A Russian military base in Tajikistan conducted sniper training using new rifles at a mountain training ground, the Central Military District (CVO) said on Wednesday.
Combat firing at extreme ranges was carried out from large-caliber ASVK-M "Cord-M" rifles, which recently entered service at the Russian military base in Tajikistan. The training took place against the backdrop of a difficult situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) came to power.
"At the mountain range" Lyaur" (Tajikistan), the shooters carried out training and camouflage of positions, determined data for shooting with the help of reconnaissance devices and improved their skills in shooting accuracy at a range of 500 to 2 thousand meters, " the press service of the Central Military District reported.
The report of the Central Military District notes that the ASVK-M rifle is designed to defeat lightly armored vehicles, various enemy technical means and manpower. A powerful 12.7 mm caliber cartridge allows the sniper to hit targets at a range of up to 2 thousand meters, while remaining out of reach of the aimed fire of conventional small arms himself.
The 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan is the largest military facility of Russia outside its borders (it is part of the Central Military District). It is located in two cities - Dushanbe and Bokhtar.
In August, the Central Military District announced the strengthening of the base in Tajikistan with new weapons - modern sniper rifles, portable anti-aircraft missile systems "Verba", Kalashnikov AK-12 submachine guns, flamethrowers and modern anti-tank missile systems "Kornet".
On July 21, it became known about the decision of the Russian military to strengthen the base in Tajikistan with 17 modern BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles.
In addition, according to the head of the armored vehicle service of the Central Military District, Hanif Beglov, the Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive 30 modern tanks by the end of the year. They will replace the combat vehicles of earlier modifications of the tank battalion of the base.
The press service of the Central Military District clarified to Interfax that these will be T-72B3M tanks with improved combat characteristics.
The Russian military base in Tajikistan is being strengthened with new weapons against the background of the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan.
