Footage from the Russian navy reveals a camouflaged transporter erector launcher being pushed into place earlier than firing a ballistic missile excessive into the sky over Ukraine.
Zenger Information obtained the video from the Ministry of Protection (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Thursday.
The MoD assertion stated (in Russian): "Footage of the fight work of the crew of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system throughout a particular navy operation.
"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation proceed to strike with high-precision missile weapons on the amenities of the necessary navy infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"OTRK 'Iskander' refers to high-precision weapons with a firing vary of as much as 500 kilometers (310 miles). The warhead of an OTRK missile can destroy nearly any goal: enemy command posts, gear columns, and air protection programs.
"The OTRK has each ballistic and cruise missiles in its arsenal, which put false digital interference on strategy to the goal and are virtually invulnerable to enemy air defence programs. A cruise missile can go at ultra-low altitudes and go across the terrain, it's unattainable to detect it."
The 9K720 Iskander is a cell short-range ballistic missile system produced and deployed by the Russian navy. It entered service in 2006 and is operated by Russia, Armenia, Algeria, and Belarus.
The Russian MoD didn't specify the place in Ukraine the footage was filmed.
In its newest briefing Thursday, the Russian MoD stated (in English): "The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation proceed the particular navy operation in Ukraine.
"Excessive-precision air-based missiles have hit 48 areas of AFU manpower and navy gear focus, 2 artillery batteries, and a pair of ammunition depots close to Nikolaevka and Berestovoe in Donetsk Individuals's Republic in the course of the day.
"One Ukrainian digital reconnaissance heart close to Dneprovskoe, Mykolaiv Area, has been destroyed, together with 11 servicemen from the fight unit, in addition to 15 overseas engineering specialists who arrived with safety guards.
"As well as, 1 Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system launcher has been destroyed close to Nikolaevka in Donetsk Individuals's Republic, and 1 radar of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system close to Chuhuev in Kharkiv area.
"Operational-tactical and armed forces aviation have hit 49 areas of AFU manpower and navy gear focus, 2 mortar crews, in addition to 1 depot of missile and artillery weapons and ammunition.
"The assaults have resulted within the elimination of greater than 350 nationalists and as much as 96 armored and motor automobiles.
"Russian air protection means have shot down one Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter over Husarovka, Kharkiv Area; one Ukrainian Air Pressure navy transport plane delivering ammunition and weapons has been additionally shot down in mid-air close to Kremidovka, Odesa Area.
"As well as, 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial automobiles have been shot down close to Zelenyi Gai in Kherson Area, Bolshie and Malye Prokhody, Gavrilovka, Veseloe in Kharkiv Area, and Epifanovka and Kirovsk in Lugansk Individuals's Republic, together with two Soviet-made Tu-143 Reis jets close to Melovatka in Lugansk Individuals's Republic.
"Missile troops and artillery have hit 62 command posts, 407 areas of AFU manpower and navy gear focus, 47 artillery and mortar models at firing positions, in addition to three ammunition depots.
"Items and navy gear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' tenth Mountain Assault Brigade, which arrived to bolster the Ukrainian grouping in Donbass, have been destroyed throughout unloading close to Pokrovsk railway station in Donetsk Individuals's Republic.
"In complete, 179 Ukrainian airplanes and 127 helicopters, 1,019 unmanned aerial automobiles, 323 anti-aircraft missile programs, 3,266 tanks and different armored fight automobiles, 433 a number of launch rocket programs, 1,682 subject artillery and mortars, in addition to 3,190 models of particular navy automobiles have been destroyed in the course of the operation."
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is now calling a "particular navy operation" to "shield Donbass."
Could 26 marks the 92nd day of the invasion.
This story was supplied to Newsweek by Zenger Information.
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