24.01.2017 (11:41)

Servicemen of the Northern Fleet separate motorized rifle arctic brigade practiced handling dog and deer sleds.

During the exercise which took place in a deer farm near Lovozero village (Murmansk region), the arctic motorized rifle units practiced handling the traditional means of transportation of the northern nations with the help of local reindeer herdsmen and mushers.

Moreover, servicemen practiced raiding actions and specifically on skis clutched by 3-4 men with snowmobiles.

The exercise ended with a training fight, during which the servicemen had encircled and eliminated the simulated sabotage group.

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