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Russian Airborne Force to set up six tank battalions within six air assault units by end of 2018 32405162.
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Tank battalions will be set up within six air assault large units of Russia’s Airborne Force before the end of 2018, a high-ranking source in the Airborne Force told TASS on Tuesday.
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 T-72B3 main battle tank (Photo: Dmitry Rogulin/TASS) |
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"All our air assault large units, i.e. two divisions and four brigades, will start setting up tank companies in the second half of the year. We are planning to complete this work by the end of the year to transform these companies into battalions," the source said. According to the source, these plans were not fulfilled "due to financial problems." "These plans have been adjusted and we will start fulfilling them in the second half of the year," the source said. |
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