“Some units, due to their specifics, must quickly respond to threats.
Now the Minister of Defense has decided to shorten this time.
In some cases, 10 days of preparation for shipment were reduced to five, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
He noted that the deployment order has not yet been given, it is only a matter of ensuring that the units are ready for dispatch within five days.
Kirby also said that the United States is increasing the readiness of troops on its territory and abroad amid tensions around Ukraine.