Russia delivers nuclear munitions in Belarus as part of nuclear drills
Russia said the drills involved 64,000 troops and were meant to practice the delivery and use of nuclear munitions under threat of aggression.
- On Thursday, the Russian Defence Ministry announced Russia delivered nuclear munitions to field storage facilities in Belarus as part of major nuclear drills. Missile units are training to load special munitions onto Iskander-M launch vehicles.
- Amid an existential struggle with the West, President Vladimir Putin's three-day nuclear exercise started Tuesday in Russia and Belarus. Throughout the Ukraine conflict, Putin has issued nuclear reminders as warnings to NATO allies.
- Moscow is deploying the Iskander-M, a mobile system NATO calls the 'SS-26 Stone,' which replaced the Soviet Scud. Its guided missiles have a range of up to 300 miles and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads.
- Responding to Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys, the Kremlin dismissed his remarks as 'verging on insanity' on Wednesday. Budrys had suggested NATO must demonstrate capability to penetrate the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
- Strategically located between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic coast, Kaliningrad serves as headquarters of Russia's Baltic Fleet. The heavily militarized exclave has a population of around 1 million and represents a key flashpoint in NATO tensions.
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At the end of a three-day maneuver with Belarus, the Russian nuclear forces tested nuclear-separable missiles.
Moscow relies on land, sea and air-based nuclear weapons in a maneuver. Neighbor Belarus is also involved. What President Putin says about it - and how the military demonstrates its power.
Russia test fires ballistic, hypersonic missiles during nuclear drills with Belarus
The three-day drills began on Tuesday and marked one of the largest joint nuclear exercises conducted by Russia and Belarus since the start of the Ukraine war. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko jointly observed the final stage of the drills.
Russia's three-day military exercise with Belarus has ended. This was announced by President Vladimir Putin, who, together with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, oversaw the exercise via video link on Thursday. An important part of the exercise was training with the nuclear arsenal.
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