INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia is testing the battle preparedness of a system equipped with Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles in an area northwest of Moscow,
news agencies priced quote the defence ministry as saying on Friday.The Yars, which can be deployed in silos or installed on mobile
launchers, has a variety of approximately 11,000 km (6,835 miles) and is capable of providing multiple nuclear warheads.Russia has performed
a series of nuclear drills this year in what security experts say are signals intended to deter the West from stepping in more deeply in the
war in Ukraine.The newest one is taking place in the very same week that NATO conducted its yearly nuclear exercise and Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskiy unveiled his â $ success planâ $
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated last month that Moscow had extended the list of scenarios that could prompt it to utilize nuclear
weapons, successfully lowering the threshold for their usage
Ukraine implicated Moscow of nuclear blackmail.In the current test, a system in the Tver region will practise moving Yars rockets in the
field over ranges of as much as 100 km (62 miles) under camouflage and protecting them versus air attack and opponent sabotage groups,
Interfax estimated the defence ministry as saying.Russia formerly conducted two rounds of exercises including Yars missile units in July
It has also held 3 sets of drills this year to evaluate preparations for the launch of tactical nuclear rockets, which have a shorter range
and lower yield than global strategic rockets.In the course of the war, Putin has released regular suggestions that Russia has the worldâ $
s biggest nuclear toolbox, however he has insisted that it does not need to resort to nuclear weapons in order to achieve victory in
Ukraine.Source: Reuters-- AgenciesÂ
