Over 10K Russian Troops Deployed for Baltic Naval Drills
More than 10,500 Russian soldiers and dozens of warships will take part in the country’s second annual naval drills in the Baltic Sea, the Defense Ministry has said. The exercises come amid simmering tensions between Russia and its NATO-member neighbors in the Baltics. The Russian Navy’s Aug. 1-9 “Ocean Shield” exercises involve 10,634 troops, 49…