REFEED: Putin virtually takes part in strategic deterrence forces training

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a planned strategic deterrence forces training from situation centre in the Kremlin, in Moscow on Saturday, February 19. The planned drills will contain launches of ballistic and cruise missiles and involve the Aerospace Forces, the Southern Military District, the Strategic Missile Forces, the Northern and Black Sea Fleets. The main purpose of the training is to check the readiness of military command and control bodies, launch combat crews, crews of warships and strategic missile carriers to carry out assigned tasks, as well as the reliability of the weapons.