27 Dec 2019 17:01

Missile regiment in Altai Territory fully re-equipped with strategic Yars-S systems

MOSCOW. Dec 27 (Interfax) - A missile regiment deployed to the Altai Territory has been fully re-equipped with the new Yars-S strategic mobile systems, acting commander of the 35th missile division Col. Ivan Kamagurov said.

"This year, the 479th missile regiment of the 35th missile division of the mobile ground missile systems has been fully re-equipped with the Yars-S missile systems," Kamagurov said, reporting to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu via video link at a teleconference on Friday.

"This enables increasing the 35th missile division's combat capacities in the guaranteed implementation of combat objectives in any conditions," he said.