Moscow is making sure it’s ready for retaliation against possible aggression together with its ally Belarus
The nuclear deployment exercise that Russia and Belarus are conducting through Thursday involves several service branches, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
The drill simulates a nuclear retaliation “in conditions of aggression” against Russia, the statement said. The maneuvers involve the Strategic Missile Forces, the Northern and Pacific fleets, the Strategic Aviation Command and elements of military forces in central and northwestern Russia, it added.
A total of 64,000 Russian troops, 7,800 military vehicles, 200 missile launchers, 140 aircraft, 73 warships and 13 submarines, including eight strategic missile boats, are participating. The exercise includes “joint preparation for the use of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus,” the statement said.
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May 19, 2026 at 02:35PM
RT