Launch systems for nuclear capable missiles were brought to “combat patrol routes” in Russia, the country’s state media has reported.
The news agency Tass posted video of what it said were launcher systems for the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) being rolled out in Novosibirsk in Siberia. The clip filmed during the daytime shows weapons being driven out of a warehouse and along a road.
The agency said that “the readiness” of personnel and equipment “for long-term duty in the field” were being checked.
The Yars RS-24 (NATO designation SS-29) is a strategic nuclear missile with a range of up to 7,500 miles and an accuracy range of 250 meters (750 feet), according to specialist military and defense outlet Army Recognition. It can be mounted on truck carriers or deployed in silos.
The first Yars RS-24 regiment consisting of three battalions was deployed in 2011, while two battalions of the second regiment were put on combat duty last December.
Tass said that personnel were conducting tasks that included “testing maneuvering actions on the routes of combat patrol as part of combat duty” as well as organizing camouflage and combat protection.
“Also, the servicemen will work out issues of countering sabotage and reconnaissance groups,” the agency added.
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