OREANDA-NEWS. October 11, 2008. Combat training launch of the Topol intercontinental ballistic missile was performed as a part of military exercises called Stability 2008. The head of the missile hit a hypothetical target in the Kura firing ground, Kamchatka region.

The President of the Russian Federation listened to the report made by the Strategic Missile Force (SMF)Commander Nicolay Solovtsov, Colonel General. The Commander emphasized that the Topol complex presents the basis of the Russian SMF. Topol has high maneuvring capabilities and short prelaunch processing period.

D.A. Medvedev congratulated the military group on the successful launch. All the members of the group have got named wathces from the Russian President.

Then, the President reviewed main objects in Plesetsk, including Angara universal launch pad, from the helicopter.