Russia begins exercises of "Grom" nuclear deterrence forces

Russia has begun work on training the "Grom" nuclear deterrence forces. This is reported by the russian media.

It is noted that the first exercises under this program took place 5 days before the start of the russian invasion of Ukraine.

At the same time, the USA does not see signs that russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

" Yes, we were informed in advance about the start of these exercise. This is a routine annual exercise", - Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder, quoted by Reuters, told.

The USA expects that the russians will conduct test launches of missiles during these exercises.

As previously reported, U.S. President Joe Biden warned russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.