Kiev has conducted military exercises using the Uragan system, a Soviet-designed self-propelled multiple rocket launcher, near the country’s southern border with Crimea, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Wednesday.
According to the army’s press service, troops practiced deployment of the system to firing positions, while targeting missiles at a simulated enemy, in conditions “as close to combat as possible.”
The training is aimed at making sure Ukraine’s army retains combat readiness and is able to deploy to any situation in time, said Lieutenant General Sergey Naev, commander of the united forces.
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The exercises near the Russian border come as tensions between Kiev and Moscow remain high. Russia stands accused of placing 100,000 troops on the frontier, with some alleging it is planning an attack. This claim has repeatedly been denied by the Kremlin and has also been played down by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.