Russia’s mobile group of special-purpose missile forces (RVSN) has been re-equipped from Topol mobile ground-based missile systems (PGRK) to Yarsy. This was reported by RIA News Referring to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The ministry noted that the mobile group still includes regiments armed with the modern Topol-M mobile complex with sufficient operational life. It was announced that the re-equipment of these formations will begin after 2025.
16 December Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) Commander Colonel General Sergei Karakaev reported On the development of new missiles to replace Yars.
Colonel General also statedIt is stated that the Russian Federation’s strategic missile forces, which have 60% of the entire nuclear triad, are armed with more than 400 deployed launchers and more than 1000 warheads.
Before that, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reportedThat the Strategic Missile Forces in the Orenburg region will switch to the use of the missile system with the Avangard hypersonic unit of the Yasnensky missile formation.
Putin before appreciated The level of modern technology in the strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation.