The third stage of non-strategic nuclear exercises is taking place in Russia
Russian military personnel will practice training for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons at the third stage of the exercise, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reports. According to the defense department, the Central and Southern Military Districts and personnel of the Aerospace Forces are involved in the maneuvers.
As part of this stage of the exercise, the personnel of the missile formations of the Southern and Central military districts will work out combat training tasks of obtaining special training ammunition for the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile systems, equipping launch vehicles with them and covertly advancing to designated position areas in preparation for conducting electronic launches
– explained in the military department.
The personnel of the aviation units of the Aerospace Forces engaged in maneuvers will practice equipping with special combat units of aviation weapons and sorties to designated patrol areas. The third stage of the exercise is aimed at maintaining the readiness of personnel and equipment units of the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation to perform combat missions.
As part of the first and second stages of the exercise, the preparation of units of the Southern and Leningrad military districts, units of the Aerospace Forces and the Navy for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons was practiced.
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