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In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 14, 2023, A Russian nuclear submarine sails off to take part in the Pacific Fleet drills near Vladivostok, Russia. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the entire Russian Pacific Fleet was put on high alert on Friday for snap drills that will involve practice missile launches in a massive show of force amid the tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)