The ministry said the exercise was planned earlier. His goal is “to verify the readiness of military command and control authorities, warship crews and strategic missile launchers, as well as the reliability of strategic nuclear and non-nuclear forces”.
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Source: SITA / Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File
The air force, the Southern Military District, the Strategic Missile Forces, as well as the North and Black Sea Fleets will be involved in the exercise, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.