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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced snap military exercises on land, and in the Black and Caspian Seas, the defense ministry said in a statement.

The drills began at 7:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) Moscow time on August 25 in Russia’s southern, western and central military districts where troops have been put on combat alert, the statement said.

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