Putin orders 'full alert'
March 17, 2015 00:09
As the US and several Eastern European NATO countries conduct a series of military exercises near Russia's border, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his Northern Fleet "to full alert in a snap combat readiness exercise" in the Arctic, state-run media reported Monday.
At least one Russian leader described the drill as routine and unrelated to the "international situation."
The fleet got its orders at 8 am Monday, according to Sputnik, launching a land, sea and air drill that will involve 38,000 troops, 41 ships, 15 submarines and 110 aircraft, according to Sputnik.
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