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Friday, October 03, 2008

Ukraine missiles go wrong in new test

Ukraine's anti-aircraft units have held their first missile tests in the Crimea peninsula since a Russian passenger plane was shot down in 2001 and two of the latest tests went wrong, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

Ministry spokesman Ihor Khalyavinsky told Reuters one missile exploded on launch and a second veered off from its planned trajectory and self-destructed during tests this week. No one was hurt.

"These were testing launches. We are trying to squeeze as much as possible out of what we have," he said. "Nine of 11 tests were normal...These missiles are at least 20 years old."

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