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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, October 22 (Xinhua) — Under the leadership of Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, a strategic nuclear forces exercise was conducted, involving their land, sea, and air components. During the exercise, practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and air-launched cruise missiles were conducted, according to the Kremlin's official website.
"A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome toward the Kura test range in Kamchatka. A Sineva ballistic missile was launched from the Bryansk nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine in the Barents Sea. Tu-95MS long-range aircraft also participated in the training, launching air-launched cruise missiles. The National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation oversaw the practice launches," the statement reads.
The exercise demonstrated the level of preparedness of military command bodies and the operational staff's practical skills in organizing the command and control of subordinate troops. "All exercise objectives were accomplished," the Kremlin website noted.
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