Vladimir Putin today presided over large-scale drills involving nuclear forces as part of what were called nuclear deterrence exercises, New York Times reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives the instruction to start the comprehensive drill involving strategic forces with Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko from Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia on February 19, 2022. Photo: Kremlin Press Service/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday presided over large-scale drills involving nuclear forces as part of what were called nuclear deterrence exercises, theRussia's military conducted drills that included launching three missiles that are part of its nuclear arsenal, one day afterPro-Russian separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine on Saturday also called for all men in the territory they control to register to fight, per the Times.
The military mobilization comes one day after the leaders of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republicsof women, children and elderly civilians to Russia, alleging that Ukraine was preparing a military offensive. Ukraine immediately denied the accusations and the U.S. dismissed the allegations as "further attempts to obscure through lies and disinformation."
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