Russia’s airborne forces have practiced landing in complete darkness while using state-of-the-art night vision equipment for the first time in their history. The training was part of the massive Zapad-2021 drills.
Some 600 Russian paratroopers were airdropped from several Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft at an altitude between 600 and 1,000 meters on Friday night, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The troops had to rely on night vision equipment during their training mission because they were descending in complete darkness and “unfavorable weather conditions,” the ministry added.
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