The Russian military will form 20 new units in the country's west this year to counter what it claims is a growing threat from Nato. He pointed to a growing number of flights by US strategic bombers near Russia's borders, deployments of Nato warships and increasingly frequent and massive drills by alliance forces. 'We will form another 20 units and formations in the Western Military District until the year's end,' Mr Shoigu said. , Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks during a meeting with hight level military officials in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 31. Russia's defense minister says that that the military will form 20 new units in the country's west this year to counter what he described as a growing threat from NATOHe added the military units in Western Russia have commissioned about 2,000 new pieces of weaponry this year.

Source: Daily Mail May 31, 2021 13:37 UTC