Wednesday racing tips: Best bets and odds on Glorious Goodwood day two Find the latest racing tips for the second day of Glorious Goodwood The Independent UK · Jul 28
Russia holds missile drills in Baltic Sea as tensions with NATO reach boiling point Lithuania has blocked rail access to Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast, cutting off the NATO-state surrounded territory from vital goods like coal, metals and building materials Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022
Russia Starts Exercises With 60 Warships In Baltic Sea Amid Tensions Over Ukraine War Russia has announced that it has started naval exercises involving about 60 warships in the Baltic Sea amid heightened tensions over the Ukraine war and bids by Finland and Sweden to join NATO. Zenger · Jun 10, 2022
Vladimir Putin begins terrifying war games with amphibious soldiers firing underwater The rival war games come amid the hot conflict in Ukraine, where tens of thousands of lives have been lost on both sides following Putin’s invasion of his neighbouring state Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022
Kaliningrad: Russia's 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' deep in Nato territory The Russian Baltic Fleet has announced that it carried out a series of simulated missile strikes of its nuclear-capable Iskander system. This is not the first time that the Russian exclave – roughly the size of Northern Ireland and wedged between Nato and EU members Poland and Lithuania – has… The Conversation · May 5, 2022
Ukraine war: Russian tests and Putin's threats recall the nuclear fears of the cold war Russia is reported to have held drills this week simulating “nuclear-capable strikes”. According to a statement by Russia’s ministry of defence, forces of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, conducted training sessions to “deliver mock missile strikes with the crews of the Iskander operational-tactical missile systems”. The Iskander has… The Conversation · May 5, 2022
Russia says its forces practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes Russia’s defence ministry confirms the missile strike practise by Baltic fleet in Kaliningrad area The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
Six Russian war landing ships sail past UK on way to Ukraine as tension mounts The Korolev, Minsk and Kaliningrad are from the Baltic Fleet and are today sailing south passing England in open seas, amid speculation that are bound for an impending invasion of Ukraine Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2022