Russia Conducts Major Nuclear Forces Drill

Russia has conducted a large-scale strategic nuclear forces drill, led by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin announced.

The exercise involved coordinated operations across land, sea, and air, The Caspian Post reports, citing Russian media.

Describing the exercise as a scheduled drill, Putin oversaw operations designed to test the readiness of military command structures and the skills of personnel responsible for troop control.

Putin oversaw the drill via video-conferencing from the Kremlin.

The drill included the launch of a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome to the Kura range in Kamchatka, air-launched cruise missile tests by Tu-95MS strategic bombers, and a Sineva ballistic missile launch from the Bryansk submarine in the Barents Sea.

The Kremlin confirmed that all objectives of the exercise were successfully achieved under President Putin’s supervision, highlighting Russia’s ongoing focus on maintaining strategic nuclear capabilities.