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Putin announces ballistic, cruise missile launches as part of military drills

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What to know about Putin announces ballistic, cruise missile launches as part of military drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia and Belarus are conducting joint nuclear drills. These exercises include coordinating the use of nuclear weapons and performing live-fire tests of cruise and ballistic missiles.

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What happened

Russia and Belarus will conduct live-fire tests of ballistic and cruise missiles during today's nuclear drills, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated.

Why it matters

"During the joint exercise, we will work through a wide range of tasks, primarily the actions of officials regarding command and coordination in the use of nuclear weapons, including those deployed on the territory of Belarus.

Common ground

We will also conduct live-fire tests of ballistic and cruise missiles today," the Russian leader said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia and Belarus are conducting joint nuclear drills. These exercises include coordinating the use of nuclear weapons and performing live-fire tests of cruise and ballistic missiles.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russia and Belarus will conduct live-fire tests of ballistic and cruise missiles during today's nuclear drills”
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Multiple independent sources, including France 24 and reports citing the Russian Defense Ministry via Interfax, confirm that nuclear drills from May 19-21 included live launches of ballistic and cruise missiles.
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web search NEUTRAL — The exercises include live launches of ballistic and cruise missiles at ranges in Russia, according to a statement distributed by the Defense Ministry and cited by Russian news agencies, including the…
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/19/russia-s-defense-minist…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia's armed forces will carry out exercises of its nuclear forces from May 19 to 21, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.Aircraft, ships, submarines and nuclear submarines will all take part. The …
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260519-russia-to-conduc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia to conduct three-day nuclear drills from May 19-21. 18 hours ago. Save for later.Russia’s Defense Ministry announces start of nuclear drills with live launches of ballistic and cruise missiles.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 2: “During the joint exercise, we will work through a wide range of tasks, primarily the actions of officials regarding command and coordination in the use of nuclear weapons, including those deployed on the territory of Belarus.”
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The evidence from the Belarusian Defense Ministry and TASS confirms joint exercises between Russia and Belarus involving units trained to use nuclear weapons and the transport of nuclear assets, which aligns with the claim regarding command, coordination, and deployment on Belarusian territory.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zapad 2025 was a Russian-Belarusian joint strategic military exercise, that took place in Belarus on 12–16 September 2025. Belarus has said the drills will test the Union State's defensive readiness, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapad_2025
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web search NEUTRAL — Belarus has launched military drills involving units trained to use nuclear weapons, the country’s Defense Ministry said.The exercises, conducted together with Russian forces, will include practicing …
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/belarus-and-russia-nuclear-we…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian and Belarusian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko are observing joint military exercises via video link, according to the footage released by the Kremlin.
https://tass.com/defense/2134535
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