russia loads new intercontinental ballistic missile into mine south of moscow
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russia has loaded a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile into a mine at its Kozelsk base near Moscow as part of its strategic forces rearmament.
Russian troops have loaded a new Yars intercontinental ballistic missile into a mine at the Kozelsk base in the Kaluga region, south west of Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported, UNN reports.
"In the Kozelsk formation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was loaded into a silo launcher," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The agency released a video of the giant rocket being transported to the mine and loaded into the installation.
The ministry said that the rearmament of the Strategic Missile Forces is not only about equipping them with new missile systems, but also about "creating the necessary infrastructure to ensure better conditions for training the next force."
Recall
In October, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that, according to Ukrainian intelligence, there would likely be more nuclear threats from Russia by the end of the year.
For reference
Russia has the world's largest nuclear weapons arsenal, followed by the United States. russia and the United States together control more than 90% of the world's nuclear weapons.
According to Reuters, citing data from the Federation of American Scientists, Russia has about 5,889 nuclear warheads, and the United States has about 5,244. Of these, Russia and the United States have about 1,670 deployed strategic nuclear warheads.
