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First Stage of Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapon Drills Kicks Off in Russia's Southern Military District
First Stage of Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapon Drills Kicks Off in Russia's Southern Military District
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In early May, Russian Defense Ministry revealed that missile formations of Russia's Southern Military District and Navy forces were preparing to hold drills to... 21.05.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Russia's Southern Military District has begun the first stage of an exercise involving practical training in the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry said.The drills with the non-strategic nuclear weapons train for receipt of special munitions and equipment of launch vehicles, the ministry added.
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First Stage of Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapon Drills Kicks Off in Russia's Southern Military District
16:43 21.05.2024 (Updated: 18:54 21.05.2024) In early May, Russian Defense Ministry revealed that missile formations of Russia's Southern Military District and Navy forces were preparing to hold drills to practice the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons in the near future.
Russia's Southern Military District has begun the first stage of an exercise involving practical training in the preparation and use of
non-strategic nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry said.
"In accordance with the instructions of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, the first stage of the drills has begun in the Southern Military District under the leadership of the General Staff of the armed forces of the Russian Federation with practical testing of the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons," the statement said.
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drills with the non-strategic nuclear weapons train for receipt of special munitions and equipment of launch vehicles, the ministry added.
"As part of this stage, the personnel of the missile formations of the Southern Military District are completing combat training tasks for obtaining special ammunition for the Iskander operational and tactical missile system, equipping them with launch vehicles and covertly advancing to the designated positional area to prepare for missile launches," the ministry explained, adding that the Russian aviation is training with the equipment of special combat units of aircraft destruction, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
