Page 102 - Belgorod News Today

Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine.

Russia announces plans to hold drills near Ukraine simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons.

Russia announced on Monday that its troops stationed near Ukraine would run nuclear weapons drills and threatened to strike UK military targets outside the embattled country, citing what it said

Russian forces struck 11 communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast in 31 separate attacks throughout the day, the regional administration reported on May 6. The regional administration confirmed that the Russian attack on the Krasnopillia community earlier in the day injured three people.

This happened in a period from 8:10 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Moscow time

MOSCOW: Ukrainian drone attacks on two buses taking people to work killed six people and injured another 35 in the Belgorod region of Russia, the governor said on Monday.Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov...

The drills are a response to “provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The United States on Monday described Moscow's action as "irresponsible rhetoric" after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered nuclear drills near Ukraine.      Pentagon spokesman, Major General Pat Ryder, told journalists when asked about the announcement, "This is an example of the kind of irresponsible rhetoric that we've seen from Russia in the past. It's completely inappropriate given the current security situation.   

The governor of Russias Belgorod region said five people were injured, but no one was killed, in an explosion on Saturday.

Russian forces made a notable tactical advance northwest of Avdiivka near Arkhanhelske on the night of May 3 to 4, likely following a Ukr...