At present, the Russian-Ukrainian war has entered the 4th week, the United States and most of its allies have launched the most severe sanctions in history against Russia, in the Ukrainian battlefield, the Russian army will pay attention to Mariupol, Kharkov, Kiev, Donbass and other directions, and in these 4 directions, although the Russian army has a large advantage, but also with the Ukrainian army also fell into a fierce war, especially in Mariupol and Kharkov, the Russian army and the Ukrainian army launched a brutal and fierce street battle.
On March 16, the Biden administration announced the latest military assistance to Ukraine. And just recently, Russia has made an extraordinary move. On the morning of March 18, moscow local time, the Il-76 of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations took off from Moscow and flew southeast. According to the ICAO flight real-time map on March 17, the special flight squadron in charge of the Russian high-level flew multiple special planes at the same time to multiple destinations in Russia , including Omsk, Ufa, Novosibirsk and Tyumen . The intensive travel of Russia's top brass also indicates that something big is about to happen.
According to the real-time map of ICAO flights on March 17, eight special aircraft, including Il-96-300 and Tu-214SR, took off almost at the same time that afternoon to fly in the direction of Siberia inland. These special aircraft can be described as very representative.
The Il-96-300 is the earliest of the Il-96s, with a maximum capacity of 235 passengers, a maximum range of 7,000 nautical miles, and direct flights from Moscow to the west coast of the United States. It is worth noting that the Il-96-300 is the exclusive passenger plane designated by President Putin, and the Il-96-300 that Putin is riding on has been named Il-96-300PU after a series of modifications, and PU is the abbreviation of the command post in Russian, which is Putin's air command plane.
The Tu-214PU is a passenger aircraft developed by the Russian company Tupolev that is considered to be equivalent to the Boeing 757, and it has long been considered the dedicated nuclear warfare command aircraft of President Putin. Among the 8 special aircraft, there are also 2 electronic communication aircraft such as the Tu-214SR, which are communication relays, and the appearance of this aircraft also shows the communication and liaison exercises in the context of the nuclear war.
On March 17, the location of Russian special aircraft is also very iconic, they are located in the interior of Siberia, during the Cold War, the Soviet Union established a second underground shelter in the Siberian interior, especially in the Ural Mountains. Obviously, on March 17, The Russian special aircraft were dispatched to conduct a "doomsday flight drill".
It is worth noting that putin has previously ordered the Russian military's strategic nuclear forces to be placed on special duty, and the doctrine of nuclear deterrence established in the Soviet era is the highest level. According to the disclosure of Later Russian officials, the reason why Putin made such a directive was mainly stimulated by British Foreign Secretary Traus, who threatened Putin, and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is likely to escalate into a conflict between Russia and NATO.
For two consecutive days, Russia has been conducting "doomsday flight drills", and the core of doomsday flights is nothing more than doomsday planes. Both the United States and Russia assume that in the event of a nuclear war, doomsday aircraft will urgently lead their leaders into the air and issue instructions for a strategic nuclear counterattack in the air. It is worth noting that in early March, the United States and NATO also carried out "doomsday nuclear war exercises", and the "E-6B" of the US doomsday aircraft were also frequently and urgently launched.
It has to be said that Russia's move is a sword to the West, in response to the "apocalyptic nuclear war exercise" between the United States and NATO in early March. Nuclear weapons have always been an important trump weapon for Russia to balance the United States, which is also an important reason why the United States and NATO dare not rush into armed conflict with Russia. Moreover, the "doomsday flight drill" is also a determination shown by Russia to the West: for the sake of Russia's national security interests, Russia will overcome all difficulties and carry out special military operations in Ukraine to the end, even at the expense of nuclear war.
In fact, the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War on February 24 has made the entire Western world see that Russia can do what it says, and if the West really forces Russia into a desperate situation, the consequences will be very serious. There is no doubt that Russia's "doomsday flight drill" will put enormous pressure on the West.