MOSCOW. April 12 (Interfax) - The Russian military launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Kapustin Yar range in Russia's Astrakhan region on Friday.
"This launch was carried out as part of state tests of prospective missile systems and in order to prove the stability of missiles present in the arsenal," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The launch involved a missile from a mobile missile system. A combat crew of the Strategic Rocket Forces launched the missile, it said.