What would a war between Russia and NATO look like? Moscow simulated it in secret... and won
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What would a war between Russia and NATO look like? Moscow simulated it in secret... and won

SAPO Notícias8 September 2026 at 14:17

The Russian military leadership reportedly carried out secret simulations of a war against NATO, according to an investigation by the Dossier Centre cited by The Independent newspaper. The simulations involved senior Russian officers and brought together up to a thousand participants in an exercise that reportedly took place without public knowledge.

According to the investigation, the simulated scenarios reportedly resulted in a Russian victory in the confrontation with NATO. The specific details of the exercises were not fully revealed by the investigation, but it is suggested that the plans included different scenarios for conflict escalation.

The Dossier Centre, a research centre known for documenting Russian government activities, reportedly obtained information about these exercises through sources linked to Moscow's military apparatus. The Independent cites this investigation as the main source of the reports.

The article does not specify when these simulations reportedly took place, nor does it indicate whether they were carried out before or after the start of the war in Ukraine. NATO, for its part, has not officially commented on the reports of these secret simulations.

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