Tabloid has disclosed the participation of Prince Harry in a major British maneuvers against Russia in Norway
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British Prince Harry will be joined in Norway by the Royal corps of Marines in one of the largest in the last 20 years of British military exercises directed against Russia. This writes the British tabloid Daily Mirror , citing a source in the military.
According to him, Prince Harry will be fully immersed in the teachings and dedicated to all the secret plans played out battles with participation of thousands of elite Marines. The source added that the exercise will be energetic and very realistic.
The exercise will last 12 weeks and will be the largest military exercises of the Royal Marines in the Arctic over the past decade. Including military from the US and Europe, they will involve about 8 thousand soldiers.
During the exercise special forces will practice parachute jumping, mortar, missile, artillery and anti-tank rockets, to go skiing. It is expected that the scenario troops will hold the North flank before the arrival of British and American reinforcements.
The part about Harry not supposed to be officially announced, and the newspaper agreed not to publish sensitive details of his travels. Reported only that the Prince will fly out of the airport RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to Norway in the coming weeks.
“It is good news for Marines who would see this as a very positive signal of support to the corps. They are the main force that will protect the Northern flank of Europe in the event of a conflict, the tip of the spear, and it is very important to Harry was among the troops,” – said the source.
According to the source Newspapers in the Palace, the Duke Sussexsexy, who fought in Afghanistan as a cavalry officer and a helicopter pilot, excited to return to the army, “enjoys his role in the Royal marine corps and takes it very seriously.”
Meanwhile in a press-service of the Russian Embassy in the UK said that the Royal family “tend to engage in conservative led UK government campaign against Russia”, reports TASS. “The credibility of politicians and generals to ensure public support for this line is not enough”, – commented on the situation in the Embassy.
In October of this year, the UK held the largest in 17 years of teaching in Oman, in which the role of the enemy was assigned to the Russian Federation. In particular, the British authorities worked out a scenario with large-scale cyberware in response to the hostile behavior of Russia.
Britain also took part in the October war NATO exercises Trident Juncture 2018 (the”2018 Single Trident”) is the largest that the Alliance had since the cold war. Within these teachings also played out the scenario in which was attacked the Eastern and Central parts of Norway. In NATO exercises involved more than 2.5 thousand military personnel from the UK and two frigates of the British Navy, minesweepers, hydrographic and diving support ship.