15 incredible photos of Russia's latest military exercise in annexed Crimea

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David Choi
Sep 12th 2016 9:37AM

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Following its massive International Army Games, Russia is staging a series of worrisome military exercises for neighboring Ukraine and other global powers.

The drills began early this week in southern Russia and Crimea, the peninsula that was annexed from Ukraine in 2014. With their cruise missiles, tanks, aircraft, and naval ships deployed to the contested area, Russia put on an impressive display of their military might.

Here are several photos from the military exercise.

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