Latest Ukraine updates: Putin oversees drills of nuclear forces

Urkaine news from October 26: State television showed the Russian leader overseeing the drills from a control room.

Putin sits at round table wearing black suit and looking at screen to his right.
Russian President Vladimir Putin observes exercises by Russia's strategic nuclear forces via a video link in Moscow [Sputnik/Alexei Babushkin/Kremlin/Reuters]
By Edna Mohamed and Hamza Mohamed
Published On 26 Oct 2022
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has observed exercises by Russia’s strategic nuclear forces, the Kremlin says.
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