In response to NATO. Putin supervises nuclear exercises
Russian President Vladimir Putin, remotely, on maneuvers by his country’s strategic nuclear forces that included missile tests at sea and in the air, according to what the Kremlin announced.
During the exercises, which Putin said were planned a long time ago, and which he attended via video, the Russian army carried out a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. "Yaris" From the Plesetsk space base, located near the Arctic Circle, to a training field in Kamchatka in the Russian Far East.
Nuclear exercises
The Kremlin explained in a statement that a ballistic missile of "Sineva" Its range reaches 11,500 km. It was also launched from a submarine in the Barents Sea, and was launched by Russian bombers. "Tu-95MS" Winged missiles, and the Russian presidency confirmed that "All training objectives were achieved"
The announcement of these Russian exercises comes a week after the launch of the annual exercises of NATO’s nuclear forces (NATO), which includes about 2,000 personnel and 71 aircraft from 14 countries.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that "Such exercises are always the focus of attention of our military personnel" Who "They carefully analyze its fields and goals".
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