Russia delivers nuclear munitions in Belarus as part of nuclear drills

May 21, 2026 1:19 AM EDT

A Russian Iskander-M missile launcher drives during a nuclear forces exercise at an unidentified location in Russia, in this still image taken from handout footage released on May 20, 2026. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW, May ‌21 (Reuters) - ​Russia ​delivered nuclear munitions to field ‌storage facilities in Belarus as ⁠part of major nuclear ‌drills, the Russian ‌defence ministry said on Thursday.

"As part of ​the nuclear forces exercise, nuclear munitions were ⁠delivered to the field storage ​facilities of the missile brigade's position area in ​the Republic ‌of Belarus," the ministry said.

Russia said ⁠the missile unit in Belarus was carrying ⁠out training to receive special munitions ​for the mobile Iskander-M tactical missile system, including loading ‌munitions onto launch vehicles and secretly ‌moving to a ⁠designated area ‌for launch ​preparation.

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy ‌Faulconbridge)



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