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Russian and Belarusian Presidents Oversee Joint Nuclear Drills
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko remotely supervised joint strategic nuclear exercises for the first time, highlighting deepened military ties. The drills involved live missile launches, including Yars ICBMs and hypersonic weapons, and drew concern from Ukraine and NATO allies. Ukraine responded with heightened security along its northern border, as a separate drone attack on a Russian railway station killed three workers.
