Russia’s hypothetical use of nuclear weapons may happen exclusively in extraordinary circumstances and will be possible only for defensive purposes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Thursday. “Russia’s nuclear deterrence policy is strictly defensive. ...
Air defenses in Russia’s Crimean peninsula have taken out nine drones, Governor Sergey Aksyonov reported on Thursday morning. According to Aksyonov, six UAVs were shot down while three others were disabled by signal-jamming equipment. He said that one drone had “exploded” in the village of Dokuchayevo in the central part ...
