General Nikolai Makarov said Tuesday that he has put the military on alert in the country’s Far East because of increased tension on the Korean Peninsula.
“Without a doubt, we have taken measures to increase the combat-readiness of our forces,” said Makarov, who heads the General Staff, Interfax reported.
He said the military was “continuing to monitor” the situation after North Korea’s deadly shelling of a South Korean island last month.
(Reuters)
