Russian forces are conducting unannounced nuclear force exercises in order to demonstrate strength to Ukraine's allies and divert attention from battlefield difficulties. — Ukrinform.

Demonstrative military and nuclear exercises in Belarus are part of Russia’s strategy to create an additional threat to Ukraine in order to force it to redeploy forces to the…

Major Russian air, sea and land military drills were underway with Belarus to practice deploying nuclear force in the event of an "aggression threat."