By order of Putin, the Russian Ministry of Defense “rehearsed” a nuclear strike

On March 1, a combat training launch of a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile of the Yars mobile complex was carried out at the Plesetsk cosmodrome.

According to the official version, the purpose of the launch was to confirm the tactical, technical and flight characteristics of the modern missile system.

The Strategic Missile Forces “worked out the procedure for redeploying the Yars PGRK launch battery to a remote area with preparation and conduct of the launch.”