Vladimir Putin attends coaching of nuclear deterrent forces

The Kremlin refers to coaching of “land, sea and air strategic deterrent forces”, throughout which “sensible launches of ballistic and cruise missiles have been carried out”.

Within the midst of a battle with Ukraine, Vladimir Putin attended the coaching of his strategic deterrent forces on Wednesday, ie troops answerable for responding to threats together with within the occasion of nuclear warfare, the Kremlin introduced.

“Below the management of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, the land, sea and air strategic deterrent forces performed coaching and sensible launches of ballistic and cruise missiles have been carried out,” the Kremlin stated in a press release. .

A ballistic missile was notably fired on the Kamchatka Peninsula within the Russian Far East, and one other from the waters of the Barents Sea within the Arctic. The train additionally concerned Tu-95 long-range plane.

“The duties set through the strategic deterrence coaching train have been accomplished in full, with all missiles hitting their goal,” the Kremlin continued.

Missiles, bombers, submarines…

Russian “strategic” forces, of their broad definition, are designed to reply to threats together with within the occasion of nuclear warfare. They’re outfitted with intercontinental vary missiles, lengthy vary strategic bombers, submarines, floor ships and naval aviation.

These workout routines happen within the midst of the Russian offensive in Ukraine and the disaster with the West. Russian officers have repeatedly threatened to make use of nuclear weapons within the occasion of an existential risk to the Russian state.