Counter insurgency training for Caspian marines
Units of the Caspian Flotilla Naval Infantry conducted a training exercise in the Dagastan region on March 26. A total of 1.000 military personnel and over 200 pieces of military equipment reportedly took part in this exercise. The exercise itself was centered on a reconnaissance and raiding operation against insurgent forces. The marines used motorized and mechanized units such as BTR-82A and MT-LB armored personnel carriers while Mi-8 helicopters reportedly provided overhead support during the operation. Start of the ambush - source https://tvzvezda.ru/ The marines were tasked with locating and engaging a group of insurgents in the mountainous and wooded terrain of the Dagastan region in the Caucasus. During the exercise, a group of soldiers, simulating the insurgents, ambushed and attacked a motorized column of BTR-82As transporting a company of marines in a mountain pass. The ambush started with a smoke grenade exploding near the road as the first BTR-82A passed by. The s