Russia, which possesses the world's largest nuclear arsenal, has warned it would view such a step as a grave escalation that would pull NATO and the countries concerned into a direct conflict with Moscow, increasing the risk of nuclear war
Read MoreAccording to a US think tank, its overall defence spending commitment for 2024 is set to be over Rs 9 lakh crore while in 2023, the war has cost the Kremlin over Rs 8 lakh crore
Read MoreThe Russian Defence Ministry said that its forces had also been involved in fierce clashes in Ukraine's Kharkiv region near Vovchansk, Starytsia and Hlyboke where it said they had repelled two counter-attacks
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