Russia holds massive drills of its nuclear forces as Ukraine steps up its drone attacks
- On Tuesday, Russia began three days of nationwide nuclear weapons drills involving 64,000 troops, practicing the "preparation and use of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression," the Defense Ministry said.
- Cross-Border drone attacks intensified overnight, with Ukraine targeting Moscow, Kursk, and Yaroslavl, while Russian forces launched over 500 drones and 20 missiles against Kharkiv, Izmail, and other regions.
- The exercise features over 200 missile launchers, 140 aircraft, 73 surface warships, and 13 submarines, including eight armed with nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, while coordinating with ally Belarus.
- President Vladimir Putin began a two-day visit to China as the Kremlin warns that attacks involving European-manufactured drones carry "unpredictable consequences" for the West.
- Diplomatic efforts to end the four-year war remain stalled, while recent strikes increasingly affect the daily routines of civilians in both nations.
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Russia’s drone-air-defense arms race now includes depleted uranium — Ukraine found it in Geran-2 warhead
Ukraine detected elevated radiation levels on debris from a modified Russian Geran-2 attack drone. The warhead of an R-60 air-to-air missile mounted on it contained depleted uranium, striking elements identified as Uranium-235 and Uranium-238, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) announced. Russia is mounting old Soviet R-60 air-to-air missiles on Geran-2/Shahed drones to target the Ukrainian aircraft and helicopters that intercept incoming drone sw…
Russia starts nuclear drill with submarines, 7,800 types of weapons
The Russian defense ministry has revealed that the country’s nuclear forces are conducting a significant military drill. Nuclear submarines, aircraft, ships, hundreds of missile launchers and multiple other vessels will also take part in the drill.The ministry also claimed that 7,800 types of equipment, weapons and 65,000 troops will take part in the drill.The three-day strategic nuclear exercises started from May 19 and will end on May 21. The …
Ukraine reports radioactive missile remains to Russian drone. According to SBU, investigators found depleted uranium near Chernihiv.
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The Straits TimesRussia shows troops moving nuclear warheads in major exercise
Fragments of an R-60 air-to-air missile were found near the village of Kamka following a Russian attack on the Chernihiv Oblast on the night of April 7. Vladimir Putin's army uses them in massed attacks to destroy Ukrainian aircraft and helicopters intercepting enemy drones. During radiation reconnaissance in the immediate vicinity of the missile-carrying drone, a gamma radiation level of 12 microsieverts/hour was detected, significantly above t…
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