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On cam: Dramatic Russian strike near nuclear plant city Zaporizhzhia; massive fireball blast
A chilling piece of CCTV footage has captured the exact moment a missile slammed into Zaporizhzhia, one of Ukraine's largest frontline cities. The strike, which Ukrainian authorities say killed two people and injured at least 23 others,
Mysterious GPS disruptions across Europe, affecting vast areas for years, are now linked to a Russian military satellite network. A new study suggests these widespread, brief outages originate from Russia's early-warning constellation,
Russia says "nuclear munitions" sent to Belarus for joint drills in the country that Moscow used as a launchpad for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills.
Putin and Tokayev signed a landmark $16.5 billion nuclear power plant deal, marking Russia's geopolitical victory in Central Asia, reports say.
The dual messaging − nuclear muscle-flexing at home, high-profile diplomacy abroad − fits a pattern the Kremlin has used repeatedly.
The three-day exercise will involve 64,000 troops and focus on the “preparation and use of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression.”
Belarus says it has launched joint drills with Russia to practice the use of nuclear weapons that Moscow has deployed on the territory of its neighbor and ally.