Photos: Russian Army reindeer sled teams are exactly what they sound like

Reconnaissance unit members of the Northern Fleet's Arctic mechanized infantry brigade conduct military exercises to learn how to ride a reindeer sled at the reindeer farm near the Lovozero settlement. (Photo by Lev Fedoseyev\TASS via Getty Images) less Reconnaissance unit members of the Northern Fleet's Arctic mechanized infantry brigade conduct military exercises to learn how to ride a reindeer sled at the reindeer farm near the Lovozero settlement. (Photo ... more Photo: Lev Fedoseyev Photo: Lev Fedoseyev Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Photos: Russian Army reindeer sled teams are exactly what they sound like 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Santa Claus is coming to town... Oh wait, that's just the Russian Army.

Russia has a bit of a history with Finland that didn't exactly end well, and Putin has been trying to claim Arctic oil for the motherland for a while, so the flexing military might in the Murmansk region of Russia is likely highly scripted.

But just look at these infantry reconnaissance soldiers and their reindeers.