Russia announces missile test launches day after threatening military response in Ukraine standoff

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Russia announced plans to hold missile test launches the day after threatening a military response in the escalating standoff with Ukraine.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that the drills would be held on Saturday to test the combat readiness and weaponry of its nuclear and non-nuclear forces, the country's RIA news agency and Izvestia newspaper reported.

The ministry said in a statement, according to RIA: "The exercise of the strategic deterrence forces was planned earlier to check the readiness of military command and control bodies, launch combat crews, crews of warships and strategic missile carriers to carry out assigned tasks, as well as the reliability of the weapons of strategic nuclear and non-nuclear forces."

RIA reported that the Aerospace Forces, Southern Military District, Strategic Missile Forces, and Northern and Black Sea Fleets would take part in the exercises. The Southern Military District and Black Sea Fleet operate near Ukraine.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-announces-missile-test-launches-095319511.html

[Sogo]

1. He's behaving a lot like Kim Jong-un....

[C_U_L8R]

2. If he's going to act like an infant, he'll be treated like one.

Vlad is so desperate to be feared and respected. He's starting to look like just as much of a fuckup as his orange tainted pet trump.