Russia delivers nuclear munitions in Belarus as part of nuclear drills
Russia said the exercise involved 64,000 troops and included Iskander-M crews training to receive special munitions.
- 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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Here are pictures showing extensive exercises involving the nuclear forces of Russia and Belarus. The exercises included missile systems and nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines.
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