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Russia has conducted drills of its strategic deterrence forces, and they were chaired by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Russia has said it is testing ballistic missiles and will practice a "massive" nuclear retaliatory strike as Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made a rare visit to the front lines in Ukraine. DW has the latest.

The Russian president today oversaw ballistic missile drills remotely, the Kremlin said, hours after Russia moved to revoke its ratification of a landmark nuclear test ban treaty.

Russia fires several ballistic test missiles

Moscow, Oct 25 (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed from the Kremlin land, sea and air maneuvers of Russia’s nuclear forces. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu briefed the Kremlin on the progress of the exercises, which included the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles, the participation of nuclear submarines and two Tu-95 strategic bombers. …

Russia, which has one of the biggest and most fearsome nuclear arsenals in the world, has made a new serious threat.

The Russian top military command has reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the training of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces, during which they practised conducting a massive nuclear strike in response to a strike by their opponent.

The exercises came hours after Moscow edged closer to revoking its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban treaty.

Dmitry Rogozin, former head of Roscosmos, Russia's state space agency, suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin hit Ukraine with a space missile. The idea came shortly after he was hit by shrapnel in his buttock last December.

Eyewitnesses say their houses shook as they heard ‘loud explosion’