The Russian military has tested a new missile interceptor at the Sary-Shagan testing range in Kazakhstan.
In a statement, the Defense Ministry said, “The air and missile defense crew of the Russian Aerospace Forces has successfully conducted another test launch of a new Russian missile defense system at Sary-Shagan.”
На полигоне Сары-Шаган (Республики Казахстан) боевым расчетом войск противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны ВКС успешно проведен очередной испытательный пуск новой ракеты российской системы противоракетной обороны (ПРО)#Минобороны #ВКС #ПРО #Казахстан #СарыШаган pic.twitter.com/mhtveLcJ3N
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) June 4, 2019
The Defense Ministry did not name the missile that was tested. RIA Novosti referenced military expert Igor Korotchenko as saying the test was of the 53T6M interceptor.
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