Statement by Сhief of the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kolesnikov
13.06.2024
The presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus have decided to conduct the second stage of exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces.
During the event, issues of joint training of Belarusian combat units and Russian nuclear support units were worked out.
During the drills, mobile units of the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ensured the delivery of nuclear training ammunition to field storage depots of the position area of the missile brigade and the operational air base of Ground-Attack Aviation.
Along with Belarusian colleagues, specially-armed missiles were prepared and delivered and an air-launched ammunition was installed on aircraft.
Issues of organising combat alert duties with training nuclear warheads are being worked out.
On the basis of the exercises, the results of each training topic will be summarised and directions for further development of the training of non-strategic nuclear forces will be identified, with a view to ensuring the fulfilment of tasks under various scenarios of the military and political situation.
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