International concern is caused by communication of Russia that its forces yesterday carried out a simulation of nuclear attacks in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, located between Poland and Lithuania along the Baltic coast.
Russia conducts “electronic launch” simulation exercises for mobile systems Iskande ballistic missilesr with nuclear capability, said the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“Russian forces fired single and multiple strikes at targets that mimicked missile launchers, airports, protected infrastructure, military equipment and command positions of a virtual enemy,” the statement added, according to the French news agency.
After the “electronic” launches, the military personnel maneuvered to change position in order to avoid “possible retaliation”, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
According to information, they participated in the exercises more than 100 military.
According to the Guardian, Russia has put nuclear forces on alert shortly after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the development of tactical nuclear weapons, warning of “lightning” retaliation if the West intervenes immediately. conflict in Ukraine.
The Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, denounced Russian propaganda on the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, stressing that instead of ending the war, it “threatens to end humanity.”
“I do not rule out the possibility that use nuclear weapons“In Ukraine,” Muratov told reporters in Geneva.
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