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Russian military tests the AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles
The new-generation assault rifles of Kalashnikov dubbed AK-12 and AK-15 are set to undergo field trials in undisclosed Russian Land Forces units according to the Russian MoD.
Photos published on social media showed the AK-12 with a drum magazine carried by troops of the 27th independent guards motorised infantry brigade ...
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