Defense Ministry claims to have information about Kiev plans to use dirty bomb and blames Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin today ordered the launch of nuclear missile exercises from Moscow that simulate a “massive strike” by the Russian army against targets at a military base on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Russia’s far east, in response to a hypothetical enemy incursion with nuclear weapons.
“Under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, a training is being conducted in which the task of launching a massive nuclear strike by the Russian strategic offensive forces in response to an enemy nuclear attack will be carried out,” Russia’s top leader was informed of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. “Good evening, start,” Putin replied. The video of the event was shown by the television channel Rossiya 24.
According to the Kremlin, during the maneuvers “for the training of strategic deterrent forces on land, at sea and in the air, ballistic and cruise missiles were fired in practice” with the capacity to carry nuclear warheads, and all “have successfully achieved their target.” “. objectives” on the Kura site (Kamchatka).
For his part, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Valeri Gerasimov, explained that the exercises involved “Yars” missile systems, the “Tula” submarine of the North Sea fleet and two bombers. -95MS’». According to their report, “an intercontinental ballistic missile ‘Yars’ was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome and another missile ‘Sineva’ from the submarine in the waters of the Barents Sea. The long-range aircraft “Tu-95MS” fired cruise missiles».
This morning, Shoigu held telephone conversations with the defense ministers of India and China, in which, according to the press release, “the parties discussed the situation in Ukraine”. The Russian minister expressed “concern about possible provocations by Ukraine using a dirty bomb,” allegations Moscow has not repeated since Sunday and even made to the UN.
The head of the radiological, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian armed forces, General Igor Kirillov, claims that the Ministry of Defense has information about Kiev’s plans to use a dirty bomb and blames Russia for it. The United States, France, the United Kingdom and NATO have rejected such a possibility, but rather note that it is a Moscow tactic to use it as a pretext for another escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
Source: La Verdad
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