MOSCOW: Russia held planned strategic nuclear drills on Wednesday, a week after NATO began similar annual exercises, as tensions in Europe over the Ukraine war run high.
“Today we are conducting planned, I would like to emphasize, planned, nuclear forces training,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told generals in a televised meeting.
NATO began similar annual nuclear exercises focused on the North Sea region last Monday.
Russia conducted strategic nuclear force drills, including simulated use of nuclear weapons.
The Defense Ministry released footage showing launches of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sineva submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Barents Sea, and cruise… pic.twitter.com/59UgYzUdEX
