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Putin personally supervises strategic nuclear forces’ exercises and ballistic missile tests

The Kremlin announced that Russia conducted a large-scale training of strategic nuclear forces under the personal supervision of President Vladimir Putin, including its land, sea and air forces, and all its tasks were successfully completed.

The Kremlin reported that the training included the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles, including a “Yaris” missile. It was launched from the Plesetsk space base and targeted the Kura missile range in Kamchatka, in addition to launching a “Sineva” ballistic missile. From the nuclear cruiser "Baryansk" In the Barents Sea.

Tu-95MC strategic aircraft, which launched air cruise missiles, also participated in the exercise, while the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, presented a direct report to Putin on the progress of the training.

The Kremlin confirmed that all training tasks were completed successfully, noting that the exercise also aimed to test readiness. Military command and control systems, under the supervision of the Russian National Defense Control Center.  

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