UK uses museum tanks and civilians to simulate ‘Putin launching WWIII’ – reports

‘Soviet-designed tanks from a museum and civilian contractors played invading Russians in a simulated attack on NATO member Estonia staged on UK’s Salisbury Plain, British tabloids reported, claiming it was “as close as possible” to reality in “every detail.”
The drill pitted the British Army against “Russians invading Estonia,” The Sun and the Mail on Sunday reported, citing Army sources and featuring photos from the event.
Playing the part of the “invaders,” were “Gurkhas and civilians found using a recruitment agency” – a move motivated by cuts in the Army, the reports said. The “enemies” were wearing “distinctive blue uniforms and were equipped with AK-47 semi-automatic rifles, which Putin’s troops carry.”’
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