During these exercises, “ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched” as part of a “deterrence” strategy. In Donbas, new violations of the ceasefire have been registered.
The Russian Armed Forces will carry out new maneuvers this Saturday, supposedly already planned in advance, which will be attended by the president, Vladimir Putin, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense.
During these exercises, “ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched” as part of a “deterrence” strategy. The exercises “have been organized in advance” to check the readiness of equipment and personnel, including the “reliability of strategic nuclear and conventional weapons.”
The Ministry of Defense has confirmed that different forces will participate in this deployment, including the Northern and Black Sea fleets, reports the Russian news agency TASS.
The presidential spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, insisted this Friday that “the maneuvers and ballistic missile launches are part of a training process that takes place with some regularity.”
These exercises, he added, are communicated to several countries and “do not raise suspicions or questions,” reports the Sputnik agency.
Ceasefire violations in Donbas
The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the pro-Russian militias that control a large part of the Donbas region have denounced dozens of violations of the ceasefire that is theoretically in force in recent hours, the result of an apparent upturn in clashes that worries the community. international.
The Ukrainian Army estimates that, only on Thursday, there were more than 60 incidents contrary to the commitments made.
For their part, the pro-Russian militias have also accused the military of several attacks, including an alleged artillery attack on a residential area north of Lugansk, according to information from the Russian agency Sputnik.
A spokesman for the Lugansk administration has accused the Ukrainian forces of committing “a flagrant violation of the armistice, in particular with the use of heavy weapons”.
Source: Eitb
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