The press service of the main defense department of the country says that the rocket successfully hit the target. The role of the goal was performed by a submerged enemy command post, located at a distance of approximately 200 km from the position of the Iskander-M OTRK.
From the statement of the press service of the Ministry of Defense:
In place of the deepened command post of the conditional enemy, located at a distance of about 200 km from the starting position, only a smoking funnel remained.
The characteristics of the Iskander-M OTRK are such that it is capable of destroying targets at a distance from 50 to 500 km. At the same time, the flight speed of the missile fired by the Iskander-M is about 2,1 thousand m / s.
The complex is capable of destroying command posts and communication centers, important enemy infrastructure facilities. OTRK "Iskander-M" can be used to strike at fire means, aviationlocated at airfields, as well as air defense and missile defense.