Putin supervises training of strategic deterrence forces via video link

Russian leader Vladimir Putin received a report of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the training of strategic deterrence forces, BelTA reported, citing TASS. It is noted that Putin entered a video link from the situational center in the Kremlin. Under the guidance of the Russian President, the training included practical launches of ballistic and cruise missiles. TU-95MS aircrafts were used to launch the air-launched cruise missiles. It is specified that the Kura test site in Kamchatka was used to launch the Yars ICBM from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome and the Sineva ballistic missile from the waters of the Barents Sea. The level of preparation of the military command and control bodies and the skills of the command and control personnel were also inspected.

The Kremlin informs that all tasks that were foreseen during the training of strategic deterrence forces have been fulfilled in full. This is the second such exercise in 2022.