Kaliningrad begins military training using the rocket "Iskander"

Russian tactical exercises began in the Russian region of Kaliningrad, using the Iskander missile complex, Russian military officials said Wednesday.

The training unit participates in the training of the land forces and coastguard of the Russian Baltic Fleet, the news agency "Interfax" informed the Baltic Fleet leader Roman Martov [19659003]. has traveled many kilometers long until the planned area, where the tactical rocket system "Iskander M" is developed operationally. The purpose of the training is to test the readiness of rockets and rocket engines and to learn to manipulate them using transport and loading gear

The Russian Baltic Fleet has of several attack systems in the Kaliningrad region. Complex "bastion" of mobile rockets, as well as two ships armed with missiles "Kalibr".

According to Western experts, the Iskander missile, capable of wearing the collar, is designed for impact at 50-500 kilometers. which means that these rockets can be targeted in the Baltic states, Poland and southern Sweden.