Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday, Dec. 21, that Russia will go on establishing its military services possible and the battle readiness of nuclear forces in opposition to the backdrop of Moscow’s offensive in Western-backed Ukraine.

“The armed forces and battle abilities of our armed forces are escalating regularly and each day. And this system, of system, we will construct up on,” Putin mentioned through a televised conference with his country’s large-ranking officers.

He additional that Russia will also “increase the fight readiness of our nuclear triad”.

The Russian leader highlighted the new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, which Russian troops will be capable to use commencing January.

“In early January, the Admiral Gorshkov frigate will be outfitted with the new Zircon hypersonic missile, which has no equal in the entire world,” Putin explained.

Approximately ten months into the fighting, Russia has faced a sequence of humiliating setbacks on the floor in Ukraine.

The Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday that Russian servicemen in Ukraine are fighting “the blended forces of the West” there.

Shoigu also said that Moscow options to use two Ukrainian port towns on the Sea of Azov that its troop seized throughout the offensive.

“The ports in Berdyansk and Mariupol are fully operating. We system to deploy there bases for assistance vessels, crisis rescue products and services and ship fix units of the navy,” Shoigu added.