Moscow, January 29 According to the news released on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the 29th, the Russian army has deployed three missile regiments equipped with “RS-24 Yars” intercontinental ballistic missiles in the Siberia region.
Sources said that at the meeting on receiving weapons and equipment held by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the same day, relevant departments said that the Russian army had deployed three missile regiments equipped with “RS-24 Yars” intercontinental ballistic missiles in Altai Krai in Siberia, and will deploy another one by the end of 2021.
According to the source, the “RS-24 Yars” intercontinental ballistic missile is more mobile than the “Yars” missile.
The missile has a diameter of 1.86 meters and a length of 17.8 meters.
It can carry a warhead weighing 1,250 kilograms and has a range of 10,000 kilometers.
The “Yars” missile is the latest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering.
It is divided into maneuvering and fixed-type, with a maximum range of 11,000 kilometers.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has previously said that the modernization plan of weapons and equipment of the Russian Strategic Rocket Army will be completed in 2024.
At that time, the Russian Strategic Rocket Army will replace all the intercontinental ballistic missiles produced during the Soviet Union in service.
