As part of Moscow’s military assault on Ukraine, Russia stated on Wednesday that its forces had practised nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad.

The declaration came on the 70th day of Moscow’s military operation in the pro-Western country, which has resulted in thousands of deaths and more than 13 million displaced people in Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II.

Following the deployment of soldiers to Ukraine in late February, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued veiled warnings implying a willingness to deploy Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons.

The defence ministry said in a statement that Russia practised simulated “electronic launches” of nuclear-capable Iskander mobile ballistic missile systems during Wednesday’s war games in the Baltic Sea enclave located between EU members Poland and Lithuania, the defence ministry said in a statement.

According to the statement, Russian soldiers practised single and multiple strikes on targets that included missile launchers, airfields, fortified infrastructure, military equipment, and mock enemy command centres.

According to the defence ministry, after launching the “electronic” missiles, the military forces changed positions in order to prevent “potential retaliatory strikes.”

“Actions in conditions of radiation and chemical contamination” were also practised by the fighting troops.

More than 100 servicemen took part in the drills.

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