Russia practicing launches of 'Yars' intercontinental ballistic missiles
In a Telegram post, the Russian Ministry of Defense said,"In the Strategic Missile Forces, a planned command and staff exercise with the Novosibirsk missile formation began."
The translated post goes on,"During the exercise, it is planned to work out maneuvering actions by autonomous launch PGRK Yars, which will cover the territories of three regions. Also, strategic missilemen will carry out a set of measures to camouflage and counter modern aerial reconnaissance means in cooperation with formations and units of the Central Military District and the Aerospace Forces.
"We are doing what they have been doing for decades, stationing them in certain allied countries, preparing the launch platforms and training their crews," Putin said, according to the Associated Press."We are going to do the same thing."with significant amounts of military assistance, including long-range missiles, artillery, tanks and drones, which has allowed the country to resist Russia's forces since the February 2022 invasion.
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Missile Defense Project, the RS-24 Yars"is a three-stage solid fuel missile that carries a payload of three reentry vehicles and penetration aids." "Development of the RS-24 Yars is believed to have started in 2004. Its first flight test was made in May of 2007. The RS-24 was tested again in December of 2007 and November of 2008," the defense project states."A Russian state news agency report from December 2014 alleges that the RS-24 was in fact successfully test fired from a silo-based position."was asked about Putin's announcement about stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus.
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