Russia plans to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile from the strategic missile system “Yars“ tonight as part of a “combat exercise“, said Ukrainian military intelligence, quoted by UNIAN agency.
“In order to demonstratively pressure and intimidate Ukraine, as well as the EU and NATO countries, the aggressor state Russia intends to carry out a “training-combat“ launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile RS-24 from the “Yars“ complex, the intelligence agency said in a statement, BTA reports.
In the statement published on the “Telegram“ application, the agency also said that the missile with a “training ammunition“ will be launched from Russia's Sverdlovsk region, adding that its flight range is over 10,000 kilometers.