Russia has lunched a military exercise
in its Western Military District which includes Moscow and Leningrad
districts as well as Kaliningrad that borders both Poland and
Lithuania. The exercise will include “high precision” Iskander
missiles (made by good folks that gave us Chernobyl) with effective
range of 380-500 kilometers which means that they can hit targets in
entire Lithuania and most of Poland, including Warsaw. Iskander
missiles cause plenty of concerns because they can also be armed with nuclear warheads. The maneuvers will also
involve long-range bombers armed with cruise missiles. There is a
question how those bombers would reach Kaliningrad since this
territory is not connected to Russia. It's an enclave surrounded by Baltic Sea, Poland and Lithuania.
The maneuvers which will end on June 5th keep governments of both Poland and Lithuania on the edge and they seem to be designed to do just that.
