The second phase of Russia-Belarus nuclear drills has begun

report Mehr News Agency, citing Sputnik, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that the second stage of non-strategic nuclear exercises between Russia and Belarus has begun.

The purpose of this exercise is to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two countries; In the first stage of the exercise, the troops were trained in the use of Iskander missiles and equipping Kinjal hypersonic missiles with specialized warheads.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Tuesday that the second phase of the exercise focused on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons by the forces of Russia and Belarus has begun.

The statement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia states that “based on the decision of the President of Russia (Vladimir Putin), the second phase of the exercise of non-strategic nuclear forces has begun.” In this exercise, joint training of units from the armed forces of Russia and Belarus will be conducted.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia added: The second stage of the non-strategic exercises of the nuclear forces is aimed at maintaining the readiness to use nuclear weapons to ensure the sovereignty of the country of the Russian Union and Belarus.