UPDATE 1-Russia delivers nuclear munitions in Belarus as part of nuclear drills

Russia ​delivered nuclear munitions ‌to field ​storage facilities in Belarus ‌as part of major nuclear drills, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday.

"As ‌part of the nuclear ‌forces exercise, nuclear munitions were delivered to the field storage facilities ⁠of ​the ⁠missile brigade's position area in the Republic ⁠of Belarus," the ministry said. Russia said ​the missile unit in Belarus ⁠was carrying out training to receive ⁠special ​munitions for the mobile Iskander-M tactical missile system, including ⁠loading munitions onto launch vehicles and ⁠secretly ⁠moving to a designated area for launch preparation.