New Cold War: Russian BTR-82A & BMP-3 warm-up their guns!

Central Military District photo.

On 02FEB2022, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, Commander of Russia’s Central Military District, reported that “Since the beginning of the year, 76 company tactical exercises have been conducted with the part of motorized rifle and tank units, including 11 ostentatious ones, during which the number of practical tasks performed has been increased by 12%, and the number of group tasks has been increased by 24%.” 

On 31JAN2022, Russia’s Southern Military District reported that crews operating BTR-82A and BMP-3 armored vehicles began warming up their guns with live-fire drills.

The vehicles are armed with guns of 100mm, 30mm and 7.62mm calibers.

Southern Military District video, BTR-82A live fire gunnery:

Southern Military District video, BMP-3 live fire gunnery:

Western Military District photo.

On 31JAN2022, a NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) competition began in the Kursk Region, as part of the 2022 Army International Games.

Western Military District photo.

On the same day, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the first qualifying stage of the communications competition ended.

Russian Western Military District photo.

On 30JAN2022, Western Military District engineers took part in the 2022 Army International Games, in the Voronezh Region.

BTR-80 undergoes NBC decontamination. Russian Southern Military District photo.

On 28JAN2022, Southern Military District reported that NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) competition had begun, as part of the 2022 Army International Games taking place in the Volgograd Region.

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