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

30/12/2025 18:15 The Guardian

Assertion comes after the Kremlin accused Ukraine of attacking Vladimir Putin’s palace in NovgorodDid Ukraine target Putin’s residence or is Russian claim a ploy to sway Trump?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. Continue reading...

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