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Assertion comes after the Kremlin accused Ukraine of attacking Vladimir Putin’s palace in Novgorod

Russia said its latest nuclear-capable missile system has been deployed in Belarus, a day after Moscow claimed that Ukraine had carried out a large-scale drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence.

Footage released by Russia’s ministry of defence showed the new Oreshnik missile trundling through a snowy forest. Soldiers were seen disguising combat vehicles with green netting and raising a flag at an airbase in eastern Belarus, close to the Russian border.

The video appeared part of a choreographed attempt to intimidate Europe and to prepare Russians for a further escalation in the already brutal war against Ukraine. The deployment, if true, would symbolically reduce the time it would take for a Russian missile to hit an EU capital.

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[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 43 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

yawn

Glory to Ukraine. Fuck Putin.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 months ago
[–] zd9@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Biggest false flag I've ever seen in order to mobilize and deploy their nuclear weapons

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As if THIS TIME we're going to be scared into believing their busted nukes are about to launch. This is for Russia's domestic audience. If Russia used nukes on Ukraine the blowback would end Putin. Putin knows this which is why it hasn't happened.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Oh yeah, I would say like 70% of all of Putin's posturing is for the domestic audience.

Putin knows the nuclear option is pretty much all they have left, so he's going to rattle that saber as much as he can. I mean kinetically of course, because they do have very effective cyberwarfare operations, in addition to social media influence as their baseline threats.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same difference (nti):

In February 2022, Belarus amended its constitution to allow Russia to deploy nuclear weapons on Belarussian territory. Russia deployed dozens of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus at the end of 2023, and placed Belarus under its nuclear umbrella.

[–] wax@feddit.nu 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago
[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Odd thing to do with the peace talks and all

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Attack the president's residence?

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Russia claims to have moved nuclear-capable missile system into Belarus

It's on the title.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

What? Inconceivable! I don't believe you. Prove it, with GPS or GLONASS coordinates. Your choice.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

As if the two things have any relationship at all...

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Given the destroyed launch sites and that most of Russia's rocket fuels turned into water from neglect... Not too worried.