Russia’s Defence Ministry has marked the 319th anniversary of the creation of one of its most technologically advanced military branches by showcasing military engineers storming an enemy hideout in an impressive drill. A video published by the Defence Ministry on social media shows a Russian military engineers’ strike team clad in state-of-the-art combined armour protective suits storming a simulated militants’ mine workshop under the cover of armoured personnel carriers. The soldiers’ multilayer composite armour consisted of metallic, plastic and ceramic plates covering the whole body.
This allows them to survive even if an explosive device is detonated right next to the strike team.
The military engineers can trace their history back to the times of Peter the Great.
They have recently evolved to become one of the most technologically advanced parts of the Russian Armed Forces.
The branch includes sappers, barrier and denial operations specialists as well as the recently formed engineering strike teams.
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It is equipped with the most sophisticated cutting-edge weapons and armament ranging from military robots to aramid fabric protection suits.
In one of its latest feats, the Russian sappers cleared thousands of mines in Syria.
The Russian forces conducted successful mine clearance operations in various regions, such as Aleppo or Deir ez-Zor.
Also Palmyra after its liberation from jihadists between 2016 and 2018, removing a total of 105,000 explosive devices.
Another agreed: “I really like that blinking shield.”
One user wasn’t as impressed: “It doesn’t look that crazy, they need more training.”
However, Deno wrote: “People don’t realise how fast the Russian military is being modernised and expanded. They have build more aircraft in the last 20 years than any other country in the world and they have the most advanced and robust ballistic arsenal in the world now.
“The US spends more on their military but the Russian number is actually a lot higher than people realise. The Russians have built a military specifically designed to be just strong enough to inflict unacceptable levels of destruction on any foreign invader.
“That way they can deter aggression without spending to much money. It’s a lean machine. It is laughable that the West challenges Russia or China. Alone either force could hold off NATO however they are closer allies than it seems and would likely win any war in their sphere.”