Belarus claims that the Iskander missile systems deployed by Russia are ready for use

Belarus claims that the Iskander missile systems deployed by Russia are ready for use.

A senior representative of the Belarusian defence ministry stated on Sunday that the Iskander tactical missile systems and the S-400 air defence systems that Russia has sent to Belarus are completely ready to carry out their intended functions.

In a video that was uploaded to the Telegram messaging app, Leonid Kasinsky, head of the Main Directorate of Ideology at the ministry, declared that “our servicemen and crews have fully completed their training in the joint combat training centres of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.”

The Iskander and S-400 systems are both being used in battle right now, and they are both fully capable of doing what they were made to do.

After Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in June that Moscow would provide Minsk with them and the air defence systems, it is unclear how many of the Iskander systems, which are capable of transporting nuclear warheads, have been deployed to Belarus.

Moscow is putting more and more pressure on Minsk to support its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which has been going on for ten months.

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In February, Russian soldiers tried to attack Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, from Belarus, but they failed. In the past few months, there has been more military activity between Russia and Belarus.

The NATO-designated “SS-26 Stone” mobile guided missile system took the place of the Soviet “Scud.” Its two guided missiles have a maximum range of 500 kilometres (300 miles) and can carry conventional or nuclear bombs.

That range includes Belarus’ NATO neighbors, Poland and Ukraine, both of which have strained relations with Minsk.

The Russian S-400 system is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) interceptor that can be moved. It can stop planes, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.

Kasinsky also said that the military planes of the country have been changed so that they can carry “special aviation ammunition.”

Reuters