The radio in the command control room does not stop talking for a minute. Duty is combat duty. Work is in full swing day and night, the coordinates of the targets are received around the clock. Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov on Thursday, June 16, was able to observe the work of the Iskander missile system.
"A drone is flying in the target area, and it is monitoring whether we hit the target or not. If the target was not hit or was not completely hit, a repeated missile strike is applied," Nikolai, the battery commander, tells the principle of operation.
There are paired launches when there are several targets. Then the missiles do not just fly along a given trajectory. On-board control systems allow you to find the optimal flight route from the moment of launch to the fall on the target. The accuracy of the hit is up to a meter. The ultra-precise Iskander complex has no analogues in the world in terms of its equipment and variability of use.
From the field to the combat position, the complex is brought in a matter of minutes. It is equipped with ballistic and cruise missiles weighing several tons. All of them are supermaneuverable — they remain unnoticed for air defense. Pinpoint strikes are carried out at a distance from civilian objects, exclusively on fortified areas and military equipment of Ukrainian militants.
The positions of the rocket men are hidden under a camouflage net. It not only hides visually, but is also impregnated with a special chemical solution that suppresses radar pulses.
Relatives are waiting for the military at home. One of them, Nikolai, says that the servicemen are worried, but they believe that it's not for nothing.
"We call up once a week, we communicate. Everyone is doing well. Worry of course. Mom, grandma say, let's go faster, faster, I hope that everything will end soon and we'll go home," says Nikolai.
The day before, Izvestia correspondent Yaroslav Bogat showed how the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system works. Russian servicemen actively use it during a special military operation to liberate Donbass. The complex is effective for reconnaissance of the air situation, operational determination of the coordinates of targets and destruction, including drones.
Russia continues the special operation to protect Donbass, which President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24. A few days earlier, the situation in the region had significantly worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military. The authorities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics announced the evacuation of residents to the Russian Federation, and also appealed to Moscow for help. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the independence of the DPR and the LPR.
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