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pentagon. how serious are they taking new military exercises. they are watching it all very carefully. u.s. defense officials tell me as of this morning russia was poised for a large air defense drill in western russia. according to russian news reports, exercises held 280 miles east of the ukrainian border testing the s300 air defense missiles. 3500 russian troops involved, 1,000 pieces of military hardware culminating in live fire drills. they will last a month we re told. the head of u.s. military intelligence said in an interview with npr that the dia warned the administration seven to tep days before russia invade ukraine of imminent russian military movements pushing back on the notion there was any sort of intelligence failure. meanwhile the navy destroyer, crossed the black sea on previously scheduled exercises with om anya and bulgaria.
air defense drill in western russia 280 miles east of the ukrainian border. russian news reports say the month-long exercises will culminate in live-firing and involved 1,000 pieces of military hardware. the navy destroyer, the usstuxton crossed the strait towards the black sea on route to previously scheduled exercises. they expect to be in the black sea for several days. the head of u.s. military intelligence said the dia, the defense intelligence agency, warned the administration seven to ten days before russia invaded ukraine of imminent russian military movement, pushing back on the notion there was intelligence failure. the pentagon is watching the russian air defense exercised
confirming a new report that russia has begun large-scale air defense drills very close to the ukrainian border. this as the united states dispatches a warship and more fighter jets to the region, raising the stakes in an international standoff over the crimean peninsula. national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer, how seriously is the pentagon taking these reports of russian movements and drills and so forth especially since they missed the tell against signs the first time around? reporter: well, first of all, gregg, they would push back on some of that characterization. u.s. defense officials tell me that according to the latest intelligence russia appears to be poised for a large air defense drill in western russia. it may have already begun. according to russian news reports there will be 280 miles east of the ukrainian border testing the f-300 air defense missiles, 3500 russian troops,