Russia’s Pacific fleet put on high alert for snap drills

Russia’s Pacific fleet put on high alert for snap drills
Russian Pacific fleet submarine base (Alamy/PA)

The entire Russian Pacific fleet was put on high alert on Friday for snap drills that will involve practice missile launches in a massive show of force amid the tensions with the west over the fighting in Ukraine.

Defence minister Sergei Shoigu said the goal of the war games was to test the capability of Russia’s armed forces to mount a response to aggression.

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