Paratroopers from Russia, Belarus and Serbia in the process of General exercises will work the prevention of disorder in a scenario similar to the events of the Ukrainian Maidan, said on the first day of the week correspondents commander of the airborne troops of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov.

The exercises conducted in this format for the first time, will be held 2-5 September in the South of Russia, near the city of Novorossiysk. In the process they will be used as non-lethal and weapons of war.

according to the script, "anti-government elements" and regular is equipped with a weapon trying to create through provocations and terrorist acts to destabilize the situation in the conditional state.

Accordingly, the command mutual group, the decision on holding of the General anti-terrorist action for the elimination of illegal armed groups and to restore law and order, said the commander.

according to his statement, the first phase of the exercise will be widely used non-lethal weapons (what it is, is not specified) the "special operation for the prevention of riots and the escalation of the situation" scenario of the Maidan.

"The purpose of the exercise - preparation and use of mutual groups in special operations in the detection and elimination training center of illegal armed formations ", - showed Shamans.

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