Russia continues to arm itself: under the pretext of military exercises, warships and ICBMs are positioned.
Moscow/Kyiv – There is war in Ukraine*. Since Russian forces marched in on Thursday (February 24, 2022), reports of new battles have been reported daily. There are currently two main sources of fire in the Ukraine conflict*: the siege of the capital Kyiv and the bombing of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
But away from these theaters of war, the Kremlin plans to strengthen its position by sea. Russian nuclear submarines and other warships held naval maneuvers in the Barents Sea in the Arctic on Tuesday (03/01/2022). With mobile rocket launchers, Russia’s fleet practiced the emergency in Siberia. Vladimir Putin* had already ordered the Russian nuclear forces to be on alert at the weekend.
Ukraine War: Russia places ICBMs in forest
The official side said that the military maneuvers only serve to test the military ships under storm conditions. Russia’s* Ministry of Defense also stated that ICBMs had been positioned next to the naval maneuvers in the forests of eastern Siberia. This is also a routine exercise of an inconspicuous stationing. This is reported, among other things, by the AP news agency. The Kremlin left it open to what extent the military activities go beyond normal naval training. In addition, it remained unclear whether the naval maneuvers in connection with Putin’s transfer to the state of alert over the weekend are still ongoing.
There was sharp criticism of the Russian President’s order, including from alleged allies: China, for example, said that “all sides should remain calm”. “Another escalation” should be avoided, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, according to a report by the Tagesspiegel. (tu) *fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
