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Russian army servicemen are being brought to full combat alert. The Russian Defense Ministry announced another surprise inspection of the Russian army's operational readiness. Maximum quality available (screenshots from a video posted by the Russian Defense Ministry on its official You Tube Channel).
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 25.08.2016
- Date published: 25.08.2016
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Original: Digital
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