Russian military begins third phase of nuclear weapons drills

Home World Russian military begins third phase of nuclear weapons drills 31-07-2024 01:02 PM Ammon News - Russia's military on Wednesday announced the start of a "third phase" in wider non-strategic nuclear weapon exercises that first began in the spring. The Defense Ministry said the exercises were taking place in the central and southern military districts — which include several North Caucasus republics and annexed Crimea — as well as four partially occupied regions of southern and eastern Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed. "As part of this exercise phase, personnel from the missile formations of the Southern and Central Military Districts will complete combat training tasks, including acquiring special training ammunition for the Iskander-M tactical missile systems," the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The first stage of the exercises began later in May. And in June, Russian and Belarusian armed forces jointly carried out the second stage after Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered a surprise inspection of its non-strategic nuclear weapon carriers. The Moscow Times

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Russian military begins third phase of nuclear weapons drills

31-07-2024 01:02 PM

Ammon News - Russia's military on Wednesday announced the start of a "third phase" in wider non-strategic nuclear weapon exercises that first began in the spring.

The Defense Ministry said the exercises were taking place in the central and southern military districts — which include several North Caucasus republics and annexed Crimea — as well as four partially occupied regions of southern and eastern Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed.

"As part of this exercise phase, personnel from the missile formations of the Southern and Central Military Districts will complete combat training tasks, including acquiring special training ammunition for the Iskander-M tactical missile systems," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The first stage of the exercises began later in May. And in June, Russian and Belarusian armed forces jointly carried out the second stage after Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered a surprise inspection of its non-strategic nuclear weapon carriers.

The Moscow Times

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