MOSCOW, August 1 The third stage of the exercise of non-strategic nuclear forces — This is Russia's response to the appearance of the F-16 in Ukraine, former Pentagon adviser Douglas McGregor wrote on social network X.
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"Action: The first American-made F-16 fighter jets have arrived in Ukraine, as Bloomberg reports. Answer: Russia is beginning the third stage of exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces,” the expert writes.
The day before, Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the situation, reported that the first “small” batch of American F- fighters 16, transferred by NATO countries, arrived in Ukraine. The Telegraph newspaper reported that the Ukrainians made the first flights on F-16s, the fighters were used as air defense.
The Foreign Ministry stated that the United States and its NATO satellites create risks of a direct armed clash with Russia, this is fraught with catastrophic consequences , the fact that Kyiv has F-16 fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons will be considered by Russia as a threat from the West in the nuclear sphere.