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 by AFP Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Nov 12, 2021
Two Russian paratroopers died during snap military drills with Belarus near its western border with EU member Poland on Friday when their parachutes malfunctioned in strong winds, the defence ministry in Moscow said. "Despite doctors' efforts both Russian servicemen died of their wounds," the ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies. Earlier Friday Belarus and ally Russia held joint military drills near the western border with Poland where a migrant crisis is unfolding. Belarus's defence ministry said a "joint battalion tactical group" of paratroopers from both countries staged exercises at the Gozhsky range in western Belarus. The ministry said the drills were carried out due to the "build-up of military activity" near the border. Russian Il-76 aircraft and Belarusian military helicopters were involved in the drills, where servicemen were carrying out a "number of combat training tasks", it added. The defence ministry in Moscow said it had sent paratroopers to Belarus for joint exercises as part of a "surprise combat readiness check". Hundreds of migrants, mainly Kurds, have been stuck for days on the Belarus-Poland border in near-freezing temperatures, with aid groups warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe. Western states accuse the Belarusian government of luring them to the country and sending them to cross into Poland in retaliation for previous sanctions over Minsk's crackdown on the opposition.
Army tests MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle at Fort Bragg ahead of fielding Washington DC (UPI) Sep 23, 2021 The Army successfully tested the MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle during exercises at Fort Bragg, N.C., to clear it for fielding, the branch announced. "The modular nature of the PSR allows it to be tailored to meet mission requirements and is appealing to airborne snipers who are typically armed with long-barreled precision rifles of a single caliber offering," Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Love, of the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, said Wednesday in a press release. To make sur ... read more
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