Russia's non-strategic nuclear drills involving parts of The Leningrad Military District and the Russian Navy include "Iskander" missiles, reported in "Telegram". the Russian Ministry of Defense, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
Russia yesterday said it had begun the second stage of exercises to test the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons with Belarusian troops, citing threats from Western powers as the reason.
"The personnel of the rocket formation of the Leningrad Military District is performing combat training tasks,", the Russian ministry announced. These include obtaining special training ammunition for the operational-tactical missile system "Iskander-M", equipping launchers with them and secretly moving to the designated positions to prepare for launching missiles, the message also said.
"Crews of the naval vessels participating in the drills will equip sea-based cruise missiles with special training warheads and enter their designated patrol areas," the Russian Defense Ministry statement added.< /p>