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Russian troops hold exercises in Crimea amidst rising tensions with Ukraine over an alleged sabotage plot and an increase in fighting that threaten a fragile ceasefire. Ashraf Fahim reports.
Russian tanks are taking part in a live-fire military exercise close to the border with Ukraine. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Military maneuvers in the southern Astrakhan region test Russia's aviation and anti-aircraft systems. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Ukraine holds military drills in Rivne, near the Belarusian border. Russia says military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea have ended and that soldiers are returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders. IMAGES
Russian Defence ministry images show drills on the military training fields of Kuzminskiy and Kadamovskiy, near Rostov-on-Don, less than 50 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. According to the ministry, more than 2.5 thousand servicemen of the Southern Military District took part in the combat training events, about 100 T-72B3 tanks were involved. IMAGES