Moscow is sending up to 100,000 troops to NATO's border

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August 1, 2017 5:57 PM

It will include the famed Russian First Guards Tank Army.

Russian servicemen stand atop T-14 tanks with the Armata Universal Combat Platform during the Victory Day parade, marking the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at Red Square in Moscow

Moscow is assembling up to 100,000 troops for a massive deployment along NATO borders, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

The buildup is part of a military exercise called Zapad, or Russian for "west," which is held every four years, according to the Washington Post. This year it will be held in Belarus, the Baltic Sea, parts of western Russia, and Kaliningrad, the New York Times said.

Moscow, however, told NATO that less than 13,000 troops would take part in the exercise, according to The Times. It also said that observers would be allowed if it exceeded that number, abiding by the Vienna document, a

The buildup will include the

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