The range of the Russian missile is 8,000 kilometersRussian Ministry of Defense/Reuters – 05.11.2023
a Russia It announced on Sunday (5) that it had successfully carried out a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying Nuclear warheadsFrom a fourth generation nuclear submarine.
Launching… launching… taking off Bulava missileThe conference, the first in nearly a year, was held shortly after Russia rescinded its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that “the new strategic nuclear submarine Emperor Alexander III successfully launched the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile” from the White Sea.
He added that the missile reached its target, located at a test field on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia, “on time.” With a range of 8,000 km and a length of 12 metres, the Bulava (SS-NX-30, according to NATO designation) can be equipped with ten nuclear warheads.
The Emperor Alexander III Bori class submarine is equipped with 16 Bulava missiles, according to the Russian military. Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, senior Russian officials have on several occasions threatened to use nuclear weapons, although Putin has shown caution in this regard on other occasions. Moscow deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, its closest ally, in the summer of 2023.
SEE MORE: With invaders expelled, Ukraine struggles to find and neutralize landmines Russia is hiding
In recent weeks, Ukraine has managed to reclaim some eastern regions that had been under the rule of Russia, which began invading the country in February 2022. The expulsion of Putin’s forces has left behind a trail of landmines, unexploded rockets and other types of artifacts, which have killed civilians living in these areas. Regions
Editing / Sergei Bobock / AFP – 10/1/2023
Today, Ukraine is the country in the world with the largest area of landmines. Some international charities are inclined to help Ukrainian soldiers find and disarm them, but this is “hard work” and requires a lot of concentration.
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
In September, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal estimated that the Russian invasion had created a mine-affected area estimated at 250,000 square kilometres. This is equivalent to the entire area of São Paulo state
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
Last month, a farmer died and another was injured in the Kherson region of southeastern Ukraine after the tractor they were operating hit a mine.
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
Now, without Russian control, the Kherson region is littered with landmines, endangering the lives of farmers trying to work the land.
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
As of July this year, according to a UN report, at least 298 civilians had died as a result of explosions with artifact remains. Of this total, 22 were children. The accidents also injured 632 people
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
The Kharkiv region has also been liberated from the control of Putin’s forces and is riddled with landmines. There are few disruption teams available, and equipment is unstable and sparse
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
The searches use drones equipped with sensors capable of finding hidden mines also in the shallow areas of the Dnipro River. This is because the Russians wanted to prevent the arrival of Ukrainian tanks
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
As of June this year, at least 540,000 unexploded items, from missiles to landmines, had been found.
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
The World Bank estimates that landmine neutralization would cost about US$37 billion (about R$200 billion).
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
So far, Ukraine has relied on resources from the European Union, Croatia, Denmark, France, Japan and the United Kingdom to try to locate and disarm the artifacts.
Sergey Bobok / AFP – 10/1/2023
Technology is your ally to locate bombs. Meanwhile, Ukraine expects it will take decades to identify and rid the soil of the threats left by Russia
