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Russia delivers nuclear munitions in Belarus as part of nuclear drills
Russian forces trained to load special munitions onto Iskander-M launch vehicles as part of a three-day nuclear exercise, the Defence Ministry said.
- 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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The large-scale exercise serves to present Russia's strategic nuclear forces to the public.
·Berlin, Germany
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The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation stated that the military had delivered ammunition to the field stations of the missile brigade in Belarus during nuclear exercises.
·Riga, Latvia
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Total News Sources30
Leaning Left7Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left
47% Left
L 47%
C 20%
R 33%
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