The 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces, which moved to the "unknown landfill", is the operational reserve of the troops conducting the war against Ukraine.

This was written in his Facebook journalist Yuri Butusov.

"The 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the South-Eastern Division, deployed in the Rostov region, was raised for the first time in alarm for the purpose of testing combat readiness, the press service of the Okrug reported to Interfax.. "The units were brought to the highest degree of combat readiness. The personnel received the task to advance to unfamiliar polygons of the district. The culmination of the unit's combat readiness check will be the conduct of tactical exercises on an unfamiliar range, "Butusov quotes Russian sources.

In total, more than 2 thousand were enlisted to check the combat readiness of the division. Military men and more than 200 units of military and special equipment. According to Russian reports, more than 6,500 servicemen take part in the maneuvers.

"The division is deployed in Novocherkassk, 100 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. It is fully equipped with "contractors", and should become a constant readiness unit. The division is a part of the new 8th Guards Common Arms Army of the Russian Federation. Judging by the situation, it is the 150th Division that is the operational reserve of the 1st and 2nd army corps of the occupation troops in the Donbas. And it is quite clear to what "unknown polygons" it is prepared, "Butusov explained..

The new Russian 150th Motorized Rifle Division was established in 2016, will achieve combat readiness as planned in 2017. The drills of the division are conducted within the framework of the verification of the combat readiness of the Southern Military District, started on June 1 alarm.

As the "Observer" wrote, Russia is ready to hit Ukraine north of the ATU zone.

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