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Russia rehearses seizing Central Asian neighbor's territory in 47,000-troop drills
Original: Russia Rehearses Seizing Territory of Central Asian Neighbor in Massive 47,000-Troop War Games
Russia has held large-scale military exercises involving around 47,000 troops that, according to reports, rehearsed the seizure of territory in a Central Asian neighboring state. The scenario has drawn attention given Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and long-standing tensions over Moscow's influence in former Soviet republics, raising alarm about potential threats to sovereignty in the region.
Why now: The exercises evoke Russia's invasion of Ukraine and fuel fears of aggression toward other former Soviet states.
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- Russia Rehearses Seizing Territory of Central Asian Neighbor in Massive 47,000-Troop War Games · UNITED24 Media
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