Special training for snipers has launched on the proving ground Kamhud of the Russian military base in Armenia.

With over 100 servicemen participating, the drills focus on special-tactical and fire training of young snipers while fighting in pairs, the press office of Russia’s Southern Military district said.

The one-month training will be held at an altitude of over 1.6 kilometers above sea level in an ambient temperature of up to -20 degrees Celsius and wind gusts of up to 15 meters per second.

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.