Russia and its ally Belarus hold the final stage of joint nuclear drills that include activities on land, at sea and in the air, according to multiple reports. The exercise features trucks transporting intercontinental ballistic missiles moving over forest roads, with crews staging for missile operations. On the maritime side, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports as part of the drills. In addition, personnel scramble into warplanes, indicating a coordinated air component alongside the land and naval elements.
The reporting describes the exercise as taking place over Thursday and frames it as a coordinated effort between Russia and neighboring Belarus. While the outlets differ in the amount of detail provided beyond the main activity descriptions, they all focus on the same core elements: movement of missile-carrying equipment on land, submarine deployments from multiple regions, and aviation participation. The coverage reflects that the exercise is conducted jointly, underscoring the involvement of Belarus as a participant alongside Russia throughout the drills’ final stage.
