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The Ministry of Defense underlined that the exercise takes place in response to provocative statements made by Western officials...
Russia has provoked again. Moscow announces that it has started tactical nuclear weapons exercises near Ukraine.
It was the Russian Ministry of Defense that announced that the nuclear exercises near Ukraine are a response to "threats" from the West.
" By order of the commander-in-chief, a military exercise involving the practice of preparing and using tactical nuclear weapons began in the southern military district under the supervision of the General Staff ," the ministry said.
During the exercise, the missile forces will practice preparing for the use of Iskander tactical missile systems, while the aircraft will carry Kinzhal hypersonic missiles with special payloads and go to their patrol area.
The ministry underlined that the exercise is conducted in response to provocative statements made by Western officials and aims to maintain readiness against backlash and ensure national sovereignty.
The role of strategic nuclear weapons is to strike enemy targets far from the front lines, while tactical nuclear weapons are designed for use on battlefields. Russia has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world.
Earlier, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, repeated the statement that his country cannot rule out sending troops to Ukraine, to help it in the war.
Officials in the UK, meanwhile, appeared to give Kiev the green light to use long-range weapons - sent to Ukraine - to strike targets inside Russia.
Earlier, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that "NATO is preparing for a possible conflict" with Russia and cited the military alliance's Steadfast Defender exercises as "evidence" of this. / Pamphlet
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