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Russians prepare airfields for massive NATO and Ukraine - media

Russian military experts say that there are clear signs that the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance "feel" the capabilities of the aggressor and accumulate troops on the border with the Russian Federation. The Ministry of Defense of Russia conducted a check of military airfields "for resistance to massive blows". About it writes the Russian newspaper "Izvestia". As part of the exercises, the special units of the Russian army trained from the restoration of runways and places of parking.

The training took place in several regions, including western and southern strategic areas. They were attended by engineering units that performed tasks for repairing and strengthening the infrastructure required to protect the aircraft from damage. Russian military expert Vasyl Dandykin stated to the publication that there are clear signs that "there is a sense of Russia's possibilities": intelligence and troops unfold, as well as Poland, increases the army to 300 thousand people.

"We must also consider that NATO maneuvers are now undergoing 90,000 people, a large number of ships and aircraft. They have been intensified in the Arctic. Where we came from. Therefore, we have to be ready for everything. The enemies say they all do "to reflect Russia's aggression," but in fact it is referred to, "the Russian expert said.

Another Russian military expert Alexei Leonkov stressed that aerodrome services should train regularly in the restoration and guarantee of the security of military facilities, similarly to the training of naval forces to ensure the survivability of ships. According to him, in the light of war with Ukraine and the potential threat from NATO, aerodromes can become objects of attack.

Leonkov noted that drones on Russian airfields became regular after the war with Ukraine, and Russia should be prepared for possible attacks by the enemy. "Suddenly, in the future, we will encounter NATO? They will try to destroy the aerodromes with the first blow. Therefore, PKS has spare airfields, junction airfromis.