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Russian Army receives more Msta-S
Dozens of Msta-S howitzers have been inducted into service with the Russian Army's 1st tank army in the Moscow region, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 14 June.
Training for operators is already underway, and the.new hardware will take part in the combat firing of artillery of the 1st tank army, which will take place at the final stage of summer training period.
The howitzers have also been inducted into service with the artillery units of the Tamanskaya and Kantemirovskaya divisions.
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