On the 29th local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian military launched three intercontinental missiles during a strategic deterrence exercise that day.
According to reports, these three missiles are the “Brava” intercontinental ballistic missile launched from the waters of Okhotsk, the “Deep Blue” intercontinental ballistic missile launched from the waters of Barents Sea, and the “Yars” intercontinental ballistic missile launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia.
According to reports, Russian President Putin participated in the launch exercise via video link from the Kremlin on the same day and stated, “I emphasize that we do not intend to engage in a new arms race. However, we will maintain our nuclear forces at the necessary and sufficient level
Putin also said, “Russia reiterates its principled position that the use of nuclear weapons is an extremely special last resort to ensure national security. At the same time, we are very clear that the nuclear triad is still a reliable guarantee of our sovereignty and security, which can solve the problem of strategic deterrence and maintain the world’s nuclear balance and power balance as an objective factor of global stability
Putin also said that the Russian military will systematically carry out the replacement of strategic missile units and will have stronger capabilities to penetrate anti missile systems.