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4,000 soldiers join military drill in Russia's Irkutsk

Xinhua, March 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

More than 4,000 soldiers from a missile unit on Tuesday participated in a military drill in Russia's Irkutsk, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

The soldiers are from an Irkutsk missile unit armed with the intercontinental ballistic missile "Topol-M." About 400 pieces of military equipment were involved in the drill, which features the use of complex robotic systems equipped with remote control points to combat sabotage groups. The exercises will last till Saturday. Endi