Daily Mail: Russia simulated invading Europe and bombing Germany during Putin's 'West 2017' military drills, analysts reveal
* War games featuring thousands of soldiers took place in Belarus in September
* Russia claimed that they were defensive in nature with foreign monitors present
* But analysts claim it was a dry-run for a 'shock campaign' against NATO states
* 'Zapad' drills featured mock invasion of land linking Belarus to Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, analysts said
Russia simulated going to war against NATO, bombing Germany and invading Baltic states during Vladimir Putin's 'West 2017' military exercises, analysts have revealed.
A massive programme of war games featuring tens of thousands of troops and code named 'Zapad' took place near the Belarus capital Minsk in September.
At the time there were fears Moscow was using the training as a cover to station soldiers and equipment in the country.
Analysts from two Western intelligence agencies have now claimed that the exercises, which included artillery, tanks, rocket launches and simulated air and navy raids, were a dry-run for a 'shock campaign' against Western European NATO members - including Germany and the Netherlands.
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Update: Bild: Russia practiced war against NATO, capture of Baltics during Zapad (Baltic Times)
WNU Editor: Russia's Zapad military exercises happen every 4 years, and this year it occurred on near the Baltic states .... What are Russia's Zapad war games? (DW).
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