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Russia launches large-scale nuclear forces drills

The Russian Defense Ministry has deployed mobile missile systems at the exercises of the nuclear forces

Russian nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles entered the areas of the naval ranges as part of exercises on the preparation and use of nuclear forces. This was announced on May 21 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

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Russia launches large-scale nuclear forces drills after Belarus exercises

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Belarus begins nuclear weapons drills with Russia

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Russia brings nukes to 'highest levels of combat readiness' sparking new WW3 fears

Russia today brought its nuclear weapons units and formations "to the highest levels of combat readiness" in military drills involving Iskander-M operational-tactical missiles.

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Russia holds massive drills of its nuclear forces as Ukraine steps up its drone attacks

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64,000 Troops, Submarines & Bombers: Russia & Belarus Launch Massive Nuclear Readiness Drills

The Russian Armed Forces broke through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of Gulyai—Pole - summary for May 19

EADaily, May 19th, 2026. Russian troops have eliminated the Ukrainian defense along the Gaichur River, the road to one of the logistics arteries providing Orekhov is open. This is stated in the SMO summary for May 19,

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The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned boat moving towards Crimea

The Armed Forces of Russia, using Lancet barrage ammunition, destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned boat that left the port of Odessa and was moving towards Crimea. This was announced on May 20 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

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State Duma passes bill on president’s right to use armed forces to protect Russians abroad

Russia’s State Duma passed a bill on the “extraterritorial” use of Russian armed forces to protect Russian citizens abroad, the state-run Russian news agency TASS reported. The legislation cleared both its second and third readings.

The captured Ukrainian counterintelligence officer gave Russia the coordinates for attacks on the Armed Forces of Ukraine

EADaily, May 20th, 2026. A captured employee of the military counterintelligence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Sergei Mikhailov, informed the Russian side of dozens of coordinates associated with the Ukrainian troops for strikes in the rear and front zones.

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Russian soldiers confronting ‘aggressive force’ armed, supported by NATO: Putin

Moscow holds an annual military parade marking Victory Day on Red Square; a possible ceasefire extension with Ukraine beyond May 11 has not yet been discussed, Kremlin spokesperson Peskov says.

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Ukraine's commander-in-chief reveals casualty ratio between Ukrainian and Russian forces

The total number is shocking, but the difference in fatalities is even larger The Russian army is suffering significantly heavier losses on the battlefield than Ukraine’s Defense Forces, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,

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Russian Special Forces Add The ORSIS T-5000 Rifle for Longer-Range Operations

The ORSIS T-5000 is a modern Russian bolt-action precision rifle that has quickly earned a place in the inventories of special-operations since its introduction in the 2010s Built around a “free-floating” barrel and a modular chassis, the T-5000 is ...

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Russia loses 910 soldiers and 54 artillery systems over past day

Russia has lost 910 soldiers killed and wounded and 54 artillery systems over the past day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 21 May 2026 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.