PUTIN flexed his military muscles by showing off a hair-raising Yars nuclear missile in staged exercises.
The warmonger flaunted his nuclear weapon arsenal amid high tensions with the West, when its top diplomat accused the US of “playing with fire”.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense revealed images of combat training that took place in Yoshkar-Ola, in western Russia.
Missile units can be seen maneuvering along roads deep in the Russian taiga.
Convoys of bulky land-based mobile missile systems paraded along unfamiliar patrol routes in a show of force.
During the exercise, soldiers role-played various combat scenarios, including camouflaging and protecting the deadly rocket, and fighting “sabotage groups.”
Members of the Strategic Missile Forces practiced changing the position of autonomous launchers day and night.
The staged exercise comes amid fears that tensions with the West over the war in Ukraine could spread.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov today criticized the US for escalating the situation into “a dramatic crisis”.
He told TASS: “We warn you that they are playing with fire. They have long been in a state of indirect war with the Russian Federation.
“They somehow fail realize that, to satisfy their own geopolitical ideas, they are approaching a phase in which it will be very difficult to control what is happening and avoid a dramatic crisis.”
Putin stepped up combat drills after the West criticized him for waging an unprovoked war following his brutal ground offensive in Kharkiv.
The despot has placed modern military spy satellites into orbit in an attempt to increase Russia’s capabilities in warfare.
Putin may be at a disadvantage compared to Kiev, which has Western satellites that help it with intelligence and targeting.
The top-secret payload was launched today atop a Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the north of the country.
A striking white jellyfish-like trail with long tentacles was spotted in the sky from various regions of Russia.
What is the RS-24 Yars missile?
The RS-24 Yars is a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile developed by Russia.
It has a range of up to 7,500 miles and can carry up to four independently targeted reentry vehicles (MIRVs) or a single high-yield thermonuclear warhead.
The missile can be launched from silos or mobile launchers, which makes it more difficult to detect and target.
The RS-24 Yars is a high-precision missile with a circular error probable (CEP) of less than 150 meters, which means it can hit targets with great precision.
It also has advanced countermeasures and can penetrate missile defense systems.
The RS-24 Yars is an improvement over its predecessor, the Topol-M missile, and was designed to replace it in the Russian military’s strategic missile forces.
It is considered one of the most advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles in the world and is a key component of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.
Yars missiles are currently the main element of the ground component of the Russian strategic nuclear forces.
Mach-25 rockets have a range of 7,500 miles, meaning they are capable of reaching Europe and the US.
They can carry multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads and can be mounted on truck carriers or deployed in silos.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement: “On May 17, 2024, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with space satellites on board was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome (Arkhangelsk region) for the needs of the Russian Defense Ministry.” .
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