Russia carried out a large-scale military operation with forces practicing repelling an airstrike by an adversary, according to reports citing the country’s Western Military District on Monday. Valentina Matviyenko, a Russian senator who also serves as the chairwoman of the country’s federation council, assured citizens during a Monday press briefing the Russian border is “effectively protected” and Moscow has every right to deploy its troops. “I can firmly assure you that Russia has a plan of appropriate measures for any scenario. We effectively protect our border; our fellow citizens should have no doubt about that,” Matviyenko said, news agency TASS reported. “We have the right to deploy our troops and conduct military drills wherever we choose on our soil in order to appropriately respond to the emerging challenges,” she went on to say. The operation was accompanied by about 1,000 troops, Russian news agency Interfax reported. Some troops have started returning to …