US EditionRussia plans to launch intercontinental ballistic missile, Kyiv says
- Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that Russia intends to conduct a nighttime test firing of an RS-24 ICBM equipped with a training warhead near Svobodny in Sverdlovsk Oblast on May 19, 2025.
- This planned launch follows a May 16 peace talks meeting in Istanbul and precedes a scheduled phone call between Presidents Putin and Trump aimed at discussing the Ukraine conflict.
- The RS-24 Yars missile, adopted by Russia in 2009, is a solid-fuel ICBM with a range over 10,000 kilometers and can carry nuclear-capable warheads but will use a training warhead in this launch.
- Ukraine's intelligence stated the launch aims to intimidate Ukraine, EU, and NATO members, describing it as a demonstrative show of force with a three-stage solid-propellant rocket.
- Moscow has remained silent regarding the missile launch, highlighting persistent tensions amid stalled diplomatic efforts and increasing military pressure more than three years into the conflict.
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Russia Deploys Yars System, According to Ukrainian Intelligence
According to a report by the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate, Russia is planning a combat test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile to put pressure on and intimidate Ukraine and its international partners.
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