Russia's army has started three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and with President Vladimir Putin headed to China.

Russia’s Defense Ministry announce the story this morning.

Belarus says it has launched joint drills with Russia to practice the use of nuclear weapons that Moscow has deployed on the territory of its neighbor and ally.

The situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ​Ukraine is reaching the "point of no return" due to ‌increased Ukrainian attacks in the area, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom was quoted as saying on Monday.

Russia launched large-scale nuclear drills involving missiles, submarines and bombers amid escalating Ukrainian drone attacks, as Vladimir Putin reinforced nuclear deterrence messaging during heightened tensions with NATO and the West.

Moscow and Minsk held joint military drills to practice using Russian nuclear weapons, the Belarus defence ministry said on Monday. Russia deployed nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles to its

MOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday begins three days of nuclear drills that will include the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles, the defence ministry said. The exercises, involving 64,000 people and 7,

A Russian ship that sank after its engine room exploded in the Mediterranean could have been carrying parts for nuclear reactors used in submarines, according to Spanish government documents.