Russia has said that it has deployed nuclear submarines to the Pacific Ocean as part of a surprise readiness check ordered by the president, Newsflash Media reports.

The Russian ministry of defence released a statement alongside images of the submarines on Tuesday, which claimed: "Strategic and multi-purpose nuclear submarines deployed in the Pacific Ocean as part of a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet forces."

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