{"id":69330,"date":"2016-11-29T18:43:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T18:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/11\/29\/russia-fully-deploys-2-new-divisions-near-western-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:02:03","slug":"russia-fully-deploys-2-new-divisions-near-western-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2016\/11\/29\/russia-fully-deploys-2-new-divisions-near-western-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia fully deploys 2 new divisions near Western border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 The Russian military says it has completed the deployment of two newly formed motorized infantry divisions at the nation&#8217;s Western borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday the two divisions are stationed in the Belgorod, Voronezh and Smolensk regions near Russia&#8217;s border with Ukraine and Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said volunteer contract soldiers make up 70 percent of their strength, but didn&#8217;t specify how many soldiers the two divisions have. 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