Russian snipers hold drills in Armenia’s mountains

PanARMENIAN.Net - 100 snipers of the Russian military base in Armenia started field training exercises in Kamhud mountainous range, said the press service of Russia’s Southern Military District on Tuesday, July 5.

The training will largely be held in the evening and during night time with the use of night-vision scopes.

The press service noted that a special course for physical training is included in the exercises to increase the snipers’ endurance.

The Russian 102nd Military Base, officially known as the 102nd Military Base of the Group of Russian Forces in Transcaucasia is a Russian military base in Gyumri, Armenia, part of the Transcaucasian Group of Forces. It was formerly the base of the 127th Motor Rifle Division of the Soviet Seventh Guards Army. The base is about 120 kilometers north of the Armenian capital, Yerevan.