Russia begins drills with nuclear weapons

Russia has begun drills to practise the launch and use of tactical nuclear weapons, a move the Kremlin has said is in response to “escalatory” comments by western officials about the war in Ukraine.

The exercises are being held in undisclosed locations close to areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces. They involve Iskander and hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and are aimed at testing “the readiness of combat units to respond and to unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state”, the Russian defence ministry said.

Moscow has said that the drills are being staged because of comments by British and French officials. President Macron told the Economist magazine that Nato troops could be sent to Ukraine, while Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, the foreign secretary, said Britain would not object if Kyiv used its missiles to hit targets inside Russia.

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24 comments

  2. "Perceived threats" from Western countries. Exactly, not real threats at all. Just a front by Putin to excuse the use of nukes. No one intends to attack Russia, they just want Ukraine to be liberated from the Russian invasion.

  3. Soon we in west wont need to worry about interfering in others affairs and Putin and Russian don't need Amazon Rishi washi will have nowhere to spend the 140 million he made last year.

  10. So what, its just nuclear weapons, its casual in war, USA did same to Japan when it get hard to conquer them on land, they didnt even apologise till now.

  17. Is Russia think that are they the only nuclear power country 😂😂😂if NATO fire nuclear weapon at the same time into Russia….the name of Russia will be no longer known to the world

  18. I studied war for my undergraduate degree. I studied colonialism. Industrialisation. History of modern warfare.
    Yet I still don't know why people go to war like this. How people can be evil enough to commit genocide. I will never comprehend.

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