After NATO nuclear exercise, Russia starts testing its nuke missile unit

Russia is testing the readiness of a missile unit that forms part of its strategic nuclear forces, the defence ministry said on Friday, in the latest of a series of warning signals to Ukraine and the West.

The test is taking place in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow, in the same week that NATO conducted its annual nuclear exercise and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveiled his "victory plan",

The inspection involves a unit equipped with Yars missiles, with a range of 11,000 km, far enough to strike US cities, and are capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads.


Troops are practising moving the missiles in the field over distances of up to 100 km under camouflage and protecting them against air attack and enemy sabotage groups, the ministry said.