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July 14, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, watches a battalion of the 7th air assault division perform a tactical exercise at the Rayevsky firing range in Novorossiisk. On the left is Airborne Troops commander Vladimir Shamanov, on the right - Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Politics
- Location: Novorossiysk, Russia
- Event date: 14.07.2009
- Date published: 14.07.2009
- Author: Vladimir Rodionov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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