Strategic Missile Forces Commander Colonel General Sergei Karakaev said that Strategic Missile Forces have accomplished more than half of strategic deterrence missions and this rate has increased. He said this on the broadcast of the TV channel “Star”.
As Karakaev stated, the missile units are part of the Strategic Nuclear Forces and fulfill their duties.
“Traditionally, a larger number of aircraft carriers and warheads are assigned to the Strategic Missile Forces. For this reason, 60 percent of strategic deterrence tasks are carried out by the Strategic Missile Forces,” said the Colonel General, noting that this share and responsibility increased when active rearmament was taken into account.
Sergey Karakaev in November knowledgeable Successful flight tests of the Sarmat missile system. As the commander clarified, the active re-equipment of the Strategic Missile Forces with modern missile systems is currently underway.
Formerly at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedHe said that the loading of the intercontinental ballistic missile of the Yars complex was carried out in a silo launcher located at the Kozelsk missile formation in the Kaluga region.