MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian military forces were being trained on Friday to set surface-to-air missiles in ready-to-fire positions at exercises in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, the defence ministry said, as part of its response to NATO drills in the region.
Russia began military exercises in Kaliningrad this week after NATO allies launched drills in parts of eastern Europe following Moscow's annexation of Crimea and a pro-Russian separatist revolt in Ukraine's east.
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