The strategic aircraft are often used to bomb Ukraine and Insider UA says they have been loaded with missiles leading to a 'high probability' of an imminent major attack.

The war of words between US President Donald Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, escalated on Friday evening. The American leader announced on Truth Social that he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned "in appropriate regions" in light of "foolish and inflammatory statements" coming from Russia.