
Iskander-M tactical missile systemsMOSCOW, March 25The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video recording of the launch of a ballistic missile of the Iskander-M operational-tactical complex at the base of foreign mercenaries on the territory of Ukraine. ballistic missile 9M723, which, leaving a column of smoke, goes vertically into the sky. The video also shows footage of launches of R-500 cruise missiles from the Iskander-M complex from other launchers. “Since a high-explosive penetrating warhead was used, the building 60 meters long was almost completely destroyed, and the enemy was hit,” he specified. The Iskander OTRK is designed to strike at the most important targets behind enemy lines. High firing accuracy at a considerable range, short launch readiness time, high efficiency of overcoming missile defense allows the complex to quickly defeat any typical target with a single launch or a salvo of two missiles. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian president emphasized. -34 Ukrainian military equipment

