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Russia and Nato have launched rival military exercises in the latest sign of rising military tensions in eastern and central Europe. 
Troops on exercise near the Russian-Ukriane border (REUTERS)
Troops on exercise near the Russian-Ukriane border (REUTERS)
About 250 aircraft and 12,000 servicemen will take part in Russian
combat readiness drills over the Urals mountains and Siberia in what the
country's defence ministry has described as a “massive
surprise inspection.”
Four British Eurofighter Typhoons arrive at Bodoe airbase (REUTERS)
• How Vladimir Putin's military firepower compares to the West
The two-week exercise will involve forces from Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States, as well as non-Nato allies Finland, Sweden and Switzerland.
Troops in the Rostov region (REUTERS)
Tensions between Russia and the North Atlantic alliance have been heightened over the conflict in Ukraine.
Russian exercises in its Western and Central military districts have been denounced as “sabre rattling” in the West, which accuses Russia of effectively invading Ukraine by stealth.
Moscow, in turn, has hit out at a series of Nato land, air, and sea exercises that the alliance says are designed to reassure eastern alliance members and non-Nato allies.
surprise inspection.”
Four British Eurofighter Typhoons arrive at Bodoe airbase (REUTERS)
The snap exercises launched yesterday involving aviation and air
defence forces in Russia’s central military district began on the same
day Nato launched its own long-planned exercises in the Arctic.
About 100 aircraft and 4,000 servicemen will take part in “Arctic
Challenge,” a Norwegian-led aviation exercise described as the “largest
of its kind.” • How Vladimir Putin's military firepower compares to the West
The two-week exercise will involve forces from Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States, as well as non-Nato allies Finland, Sweden and Switzerland.
Troops in the Rostov region (REUTERS)
Tensions between Russia and the North Atlantic alliance have been heightened over the conflict in Ukraine.
Russian exercises in its Western and Central military districts have been denounced as “sabre rattling” in the West, which accuses Russia of effectively invading Ukraine by stealth.
Moscow, in turn, has hit out at a series of Nato land, air, and sea exercises that the alliance says are designed to reassure eastern alliance members and non-Nato allies.
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