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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Russia Test-fires ICBM RS-24 Yars amid Ukraine Unrest

RS-24 Yars ICBMRussia has test-fired a strategic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) amid the ongoing unrest in neighbouring Ukraine even as the west fears Moscow is gearing up for large-scale military intervention in the country.

Moscow's Strategic Missile Forces test-fired the RS-24 Yars equipped with re-entry warhead from Plesetsk, 800km northeast of Moscow.

The launch took place at about 10:40am local time.

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