Russia launches drills of its nuclear missile forces

Yars missile launchers would manoeuvre across three regions of Siberia as part of the drills, Russia’s defence ministry said (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP)

The Russian military was conducting drills of its strategic missile forces, deploying mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.

As part of the drills, the Yars mobile missile launchers would manoeuvre across three regions of Siberia, Russia’s defence ministry said. The movements would involve measures to conceal the deployment from foreign intelligence assets, the ministry added.