Russia Tests Broad Range of Missile Capabilities During Vostok-2018 Exercise


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Russian personnel of the 76th Air Defense Division conducted practice intercepts against 30 missiles and other aerial threats designed to simulate a massed attack by enemy capabilities. The threats flew at altitudes ranging from 100 meters to several kilometers. Interceptors were fired from the Buk M-2, Tor, Pantsir-S, S-300, and S-400 systems. The Ministry of Defense reported that all targets were destroyed. The mission took place as part of Russia’s annual Vostok exercise, which this year includes over 300,000 Russian personnel alongside 3,200 Chinese personnel.

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Jenevieve Molenda, "Russia Tests Broad Range of Missile Capabilities During Vostok-2018 Exercise," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 14, 2018, last modified September 14, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/russia-tests-broad-range-of-missile-capabilities-during-vostok-2018-exercise/.