# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnMxOgk2Hp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65884910-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5c76ec843d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T19:30:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Russia's defense ministry said on Thursday that its forces had conducted a joint nuclear drill with Belarus, launching ballistic and hypersonic missiles alongside anti-submarine aircraft as part of the tests.⁣
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The tests are some of Russia's biggest nuclear exercises in years, taking and involving 64,000 people in "the preparation and use of nuclear forces in the event of aggression."⁣
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Russian President Vladimir Putin observed the drills together with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.⁣
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#VladimirPutin #AlexanderLukashenko #MissileTest #Russia #Belarus

## Stats

- **Views:** 24,954
- **Likes:** 1,499
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- **Comments:** 52

## Tags

vladimirputin, alexanderlukashenko, missiletest, russia, belarus

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