Russia to train troops to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield

Russia will begin training troops to use tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, Moscow has said.

The country’s defence ministry confirmed training exercises will involve Iskander-M ballistic missiles and various aircraft in a statement on Telegram.

Russia has repeatedly held nuclear exercises as Putin threatens to carry out strikes in response to Western support for Ukraine.

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[muppeteer]

Surely a military that has tactical nukes should already have troops trained in their use? Otherwise what was the four minute warning about in the cold war....odd

[markmccallum]

And pigs will fly. This is utter nonsense

[Aaron-rwlv]

Losing on the battlefield putler threatens nukes again 😂

[Utrinque]

Why would an army that is "winning" have to use nuclear weapons? 🤣

[cj]

Putin doesn't have the balls to use

[nh]

The perfect wakeup call to the degraded world

[reecom]

The Russian military training for use of nuclear weapons on the battlefield is like their conventional weapons training going to the battlefield. Head to the front line in close column formation like they are marching in Red Square and won’t be seen by drones or attacked by “Kamike” drones or artillery.

[ncukxbf]

When Pooptin looses, he always try nuclear 😂

[andyk]

Russia is winning so much on the battlefield that it needs nukes.

[zegermanscientist]

If they use them, China would seriously reconsider their Russia policy. And Putin surely knows that.

[Wvavy]

Russia is so weak that this is all left that they can do. Stooping to the lowest grounds of war due to how weak they are. 0 conventional capabilities 😂😂😂😂😂

[__Slingy__]

Oh please cut the crap...Russia sends to the front people who had never touched a Kalashnikov 10 days before...

[OTISWDRIFTWOOD]

Wasting time and effort on weapons that are unusable in the field.

[davidosalsero]

Vlad, where's RUSSIA in the OLYMPIC MEDALS TABLE, eh?

[plentyofnothing]

Light Blue Touch-paper and stand well back! This bad boy could go anywhere, folks!

[mariano]

Slava Russians 🇷🇺 patriots
Slava🇷🇺Russia
🇨🇳 🇷🇺 Urrrraaa
Urrrraaa
🇨🇳Urrrraaa🇷🇺

[christopherlng]

Nuclear weapons?! To not so trained men?! Oh boy…. This going to be messy

[richardmarsden]

Each Patriot battery costs over $1 billion, same equivalent cost as a Cold-War era Slava-class guided missile cruiser. Ukraine has had destroyed multiples of U.S. led Nato supplied Patriot batteries over the past 12 months.

[FoxChe]

JubbaTheHut: “Yes, this satisfies me”

[JunkYardCardGuy]

At least they're trained to do something....