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Russia puts its Pacific Fleet on high alert for snap drills
The entire Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation has been put on high alert today, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu at a meeting with the Russian military command.
According to him, the fleet has been brought to the highest degree of combat readiness for a snap readiness check, the main purpose of which will be "to increase the ability to repel the aggression of a potential enemy."
"During the exercise, the Pacific Fleet will have to counter massive missile and air strikes, …