The servicemen of the Russian military base in Armenia during the combat firing of the motorized rifle platoons hit targets designated as conventional enemies at the “Alagyaz” high-mountain military training ground. This was reported by the press service of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation.

It is noted that the training of combat shooting is held in the space of a month in the mountainous, extremely hot climatic conditions.

Soldiers honed their skills in tactical and special training, driving and shooting with BMP-2 weapons, T-72B tanks, firearms, automatic (AGS-17) and hand grenade launchers (RPG-7V) in individual training exercises, forming crews and squads. About a thousand servicemen and 250 units of special military equipment are involved in the complex exercises of the motorized rifle platoons of the Russian military base in Armenia.