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Belarus conducts nuclear drills with Russia, Kiev warns of new offensive
2026-05-18 21:07:05 / BOTA
Russia and Belarus held joint nuclear exercises on Monday, as Kiev warned that Moscow was preparing a new offensive from Belarusian territory against Ukraine or NATO.
Russia deployed Oreshnik, its latest nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, in Belarus last year, increasing the stakes in its rivalry with the Western alliance.
"During the exercise, it is planned to practice issues related to the delivery of nuclear munitions and preparation for their use in cooperation with the Russian side. The planned exercise is not directed against third countries and does not pose a threat to security in the region," the Belarusian defense ministry said.
Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered troops to reinforce the border with Belarus in the north, claiming that Moscow was preparing a new offensive from there.
He said that Russia, which used Belarus as a launching point for its full-scale invasion in 2022, wanted to draw its ally deeper into its war.
"In particular, Russia is considering plans for operations in the southern and northern directions from the territory of Belarus - either against the Chernihiv-Kiev direction in Ukraine or against one of the NATO countries - precisely from the territory of Belarus," Zelenskyy said after a meeting with the heads of the General Staff, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry, the Foreign Intelligence Service and the SBU.
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