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  • 28 Feb 2022 16:16
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Following "aggressive statements" from NATO in relation to Russia's military operation in Ukraine, the Russian President ordered the country's nuclear deterrent forces to be placed on high alert on Sunday.

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  • Russian nuclear triad begins standby alert duty with reinforced personnel
    Tochka tactical ballistic missile fired during the Allied Determinatio-2022 drills of Russia and Belarus (Anadolu Agency/Getty)

Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on the ground, in the air, and on submarines are on standby alert duty with additional troops deployed, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

According to the Ministry of Defense, Shoigu "reported to Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin that, in accordance with his order, the duty shifts of the command posts of the Strategic Missile Troops, the Northern and Pacific Fleets, and Long-Range Aviation Command have begun to carry out combat duty with reinforced personnel."

Putin requested that the forces be put on "special combat duty mode" on Sunday, after divulging that officials of leading NATO nations had indulged in "making aggressive statements about our country," in addition to the sanctions imposed on Russia by the US, Europe, and other Western allies.

The Russian President did not specify which officials he was referring to but prior to his statement, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss asserted in an interview with Sky News that the crisis might "end up in a conflict with NATO" unless Russia's current military campaign in Ukraine to demilitarize the nation is "stopped."

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