Russia will deploy around 20 new military formations and units near its western borders by the end of the year in response to actions by the transatlantic NATO alliance, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on May 31.
Reuters: Shoigu says Russia to deploy military units near border in response to NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the Russian General Staff, arrives at the Kapustin Yar range near the city of Astrakhan to oversee the "Caucasus-2020" military exercises on Sept. 25, 2020.
