Russian military base in Abkhazia will receive new weapons – Izvestia

The arsenal of the 7th Russian military base located in the Abkhaz town of Gudauta will be renewed, writes the newspaper Izvestia; citing RF Defense Ministry sources.

In particular, the Russian military will receive an upgraded BMP-3 with additional protection and drones. Base Motorized Rifle units will receive the latest Ak-12 assault rifles.

It is clarified that the updated equipment and weapons will start arriving at the military base in Abkhazia as early as 2022.

It should be noted that the tracked BMPs are 3 in number equipped with an automatic cannon, a machine gun, as well as a 100mm low ballistic weapon, which serves among other things as an anti-tank guided missile launcher

< p> The AK-12 assault rifle belongs to the fifth generation of the Kalashnikov assault rifles. It was created to replace the previous mass model AK-74, which has been in service for over 40 years.

Earlier, the country's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the combat capacity of the Russian armed forces has doubled thanks to regular inspections, Army International games and the supply of new weapons.

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