EKATERINBURG, November 2 (AVN) - Ural military district that consists mostly of non-manned units is to have one more regiment of permanent combat readiness in 2000.
Defence Minister Igor Sergeev transferred Orenburg guardian Cossack motorised rifle regiment of the Simferopol motorised-rifle division to this category.
A source in the Ural military district staff told the Military News Agency that by the end of 1999 the regiment is to be fully manned and equipped with ammunition and technique.