Sunday, February 20, 2022

President Putin Oversees Russian Nuclear Missile Drills

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko oversee joint military drills from the situation room in the Kremlin

   

Insider: Vladimir Putin oversaw Russian military exercises as fears of an imminent invasion of Ukraine continue to grow 

* Russia's President Putin oversaw exercises by the country's military to check the "readiness" of troops. 

* The exercises included ballistic and cruise missile tests, the Russian defence ministry said. 

* Western leaders believe that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come in the next few days. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw exercises by the country's military on Saturday as fears of an invasion of an invasion of Ukraine continue to grow. 

In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that Putin oversaw a series of tests "during which ballistic and cruise missiles were launched." 

The statement also explained that the exercises checked the "readiness" of "military command and control bodies, launch combat crews, crews of warships and strategic missile carriers to perform the assigned tasks, as well as the reliability of the weapons of strategic nuclear and non-nuclear forces."

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President Putin Oversees Russian Nuclear Missile Drills  

Putin launches nuclear war drills -- RT  

Russian Military Fires Kinzhal Hypersonic Missiles, Yars ICBM, Kalibr & Zircon in Drills - Videos -- Sputnik 

Putin oversees nuclear drills, U.S. says Russian forces 'poised to strike' Ukraine -- Reuters  

Vladimir Putin presides over Russian missile drills -- DW  

Russia holds nuclear drills as US tries to deter attack on Ukraine -- NYPost  

Watch: Putin Warns West With Launch Of Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missiles -- Zero Hedge  

Putin tests Russia's nuclear forces -- Axios

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