Russia deploys more Iskander-M missile systems to Belarus — report
A train carrying at least ten Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile systems has arrived in Belarus, local monitoring group Belarusian Hajun said in a Telegram post on Aug. 30.
According to the report, the train arrived at the Osipovichi station in Mogilev Oblast, having departed from Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast.
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The group also notes that a missile testing range — the 4th Central Testing Range of Russia — is located there.
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Moreover, the Belarusian Hajun reports that some Iskander-M missile systems have already been supplied to the Belarusian army, and this convoy is not the last to arrive in the country.
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On July 28, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) stated that in the Belarusian city of Osipovichi, local military had finished building a hangar for the placement of the Iskander missile launchers, which can carry nuclear warheads.
Earlier, the monitoring group reported that military personnel from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan arrived in Belarus on a Russian Il-76 MD plane, presumably to participate in joint military exercises.
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