Moscow. December 9. INTERFAX-the Russian military conducted a military-technical experiment involving the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system of the ground forces at the Central sea training ground in the Arkhangelsk region, commander of the Western military district Alexander Zhuravlev said.
"As part of a military-technical experiment of the Ground forces with practical launches in early July at the state Central sea range of the Russian defense Ministry in the Arkhangelsk region, the calculation of the Iskander-M missile system of the missile brigade of the guards combined arms army of the ZVO hit the target perfectly," Zhuravlev said in an interview with the Red star newspaper of the Russian defense Ministry.
The commander did not give details of the experiment.
The Iskander-M complex is in service with missile brigades of the Russian Ground forces. Equipped with cruise and ballistic missiles. The United States officially ended its participation in the intermediate-range nuclear forces Treaty (INF) on August 2, 2019. Before that, the US accused Russia of violating the Treaty. Washington had claims about the range of the Russian 9m729 cruise missile of the Iskander-M complex. Moscow has repeatedly stressed that the range of Iskander-M missiles does not violate the INF TREATY.
