According to Moscow, the exercises will take place on May 19-22 and as many as 64,000 people will take part in them. soldiers and almost 8 thousand units of military equipment. The exercises will not only take place “dry”. The Russians have informed that ballistic and cruise missiles will be fired during the maneuvers, and since it is about testing weapons of mass destruction, the list will probably also include Yars missiles.
The maneuvers just announced are: part of joint nuclear exercises between Russia and Belarus. According to the country's Ministry of Defense, in the case of exercises in Belarus, “the main emphasis will be on working out the issues of secrecy of operations, movement over long distances and conducting calculations in order to use forces and resources.”
Intercontinental YARS missile – what is this weapon?
RS-24 Jars are 23-meter missiles with a range of 11,000 to 12,000. km, reaching speed approx. 24 thousand km per houri.e. over Mach 20. They are accurate up to 150 m, although considering the strength of the load carried, this number is not that important. Jarsy use the so-called MIRV warheads (Multiple Independently Targetable Warheads), containing independent charges capable of striking different targets. The missile carries at least three or four MIRV warheads with an estimated force of 300-500 KT, or at least 20 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb explosion.
The exact specifications and power of the missile are unknown, although some experts say the Jars can carry up to nine nuclear warheads. In such a configuration, however, they would have a lower force of 150 KT. The missiles have been in service since 2010 and can be fired from underground silos and special wheeled vehicles that we often see during military parades in Russia.
