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Chilling footage shows Russian troops carrying out tactical nuke drills near Ukraine's border as Kyiv says its allies can shoot down Putin's missiles over its territory
Bleak footage has revealed Russian troops carrying out drills to use tactical nuclear weapons near Ukraine's border in response to what the nation claimed were Western 'threats.'
The video, shared by Russia's defence ministry, showed a convoy of military vehicles carrying the tactical missiles to the Southern Military District, which borders and includes parts of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed.
The Iskander and Kinzhal missiles were seen being loaded into launchers in preparation for a potential military move by Russia.
The drills are designed to test 'the readiness of personnel and equipment of non-strategic nuclear weapons combat units to respond and to unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state,' the defence ministry said in a statement.
It added they were a 'response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials.'
The Iskander and Kinzhal missiles were seen being loaded into launchers in preparation for a potential military move by Russi
The video, shared by Russia's defence ministry, showed a convoy of military vehicles carrying the tactical missiles to the Southern Military District, which borders and includes parts of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin 's defence ministry said this was the 'first stage' of the drills
Vladimir Putin's defence ministry said this was the 'first stage' of the drills, which involved practicing the loading of launch vehicles, driving to designated launch sites and loading planes with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.
It did not indicate whether any test firings had taken place.
Russian officials pointed to comments by French President Emmanuel Macron about NATO countries needing to not rule out deploying troops to Ukraine and British Foreign Minister David Cameron saying Kyiv had the right to fire Western missiles at Russian territory.
Ukraine itself said today that its allies could shoot down Russian missiles form their own territories.
Ukraine's foreign minister Dymtro Kuleba said during a press conference in Kyiv with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock: 'There is no legal, security or moral argument that stands in the way of our partners shooting down Russian missiles over the territory of Ukraine from their territory.
'If you don't want to do it, then just provide us with all the means necessary for this. We will deploy them on the territory of Ukraine and intercept these missiles ourselves,' he added.
Ukraine itself said today that its allies could shoot down Russian missiles form their own territories
Russia added the drills were a 'response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials'
Ukrainian officials have for months pleaded with the country's Western partners to supply it with further sophisticated air defence systems
Ukrainian officials have for months pleaded with the country's Western partners to supply it with further sophisticated air defence systems, especially US-made Patriots, so Kyiv's forces can fend off Russian air assaults that have pummelled the country during the war.
Civilian areas as well as the power grid and military targets have repeatedly been hit.
While the bombing goes on, Ukraine's depleted troops are trying to hold off a fierce Russian offensive along the eastern border in one of the most critical phases of the war, which began on February 24 2022.
Germany recently pledged a third US-made Patriot battery for Ukraine, but Kyiv officials say they are still facing an alarming shortfall of air defences against the Russian onslaught.
The Kremlin's forces have used their advantage in the skies to debilitate Ukraine's power grid, hoping to sap Ukrainian morale and disrupt its defence industry.