november 1, 2016 nato, russia to hold parallel drills in the balkans nato is holding an emergency exercise drill in montenegro while russian troops will participate in a war game in serbia as the two balkan neighbors seem to be heading in different directions strategically. the five-day drill in montenegro that started monday includes fighting floods and chemical attacks. it will involve 680 unarmed personnel from seven nato countries and 10 partner states. the 13-day armed exercise in serbia, dubbed <u+201c>the slavic brotherhood 2016,<u+201d> begins wednesday. it will include 150 russian paratroopers, 50 air force staffers, 3 transport planes and an unspecified number of troops from serbia and belarus, russia<u+2019>s defense ministry said. 





nato, russia to hold parallel drills in the balkans
kaitlyn stegall