Russians are known for their love of military vehicles (among other things), from the infamous tanks to all sorts of trucks, ships and aircraft. In fact, they’re so passionate about them that they’re the only ones to have created military international competitions, which are very similar to sports competitions, except that fact that actual army vehicles get to show what they’re capable of.
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To the west of the Gap is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which hosts over 15,000 Russian troops and bristles with heavy artillery and long-range ballistic and anti-aircraft missiles.
Russia plans to hold military drills with China and Belarus on both ends of its eastern and western borders in the face of rising US and NATO provocations.