Russia’s Yars ICBM force

Russia has begun exercises with its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems. Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces have an estimated 149 silo-based and road-mobile Yars systems


RS-24 Yars (NA TO: SS-27 Mod 2) 

Warhead: Three nuclear MIRVs*, 150-200 kilotonnes

Three-stage solid propellant

Length: 17.8m


U.S. 
Range: 10,500km
Vladimir
Orenburg
RUSSIA 
Omsk


Colonel General Sergei Karakayev: Commander of Strategic Rocket Forces

Strategic Rocket Forces: Include 27th Guards Missile Army (HQ in Vladimir), 14 silo and 45 Yars mobile systems. 31st Missile Army (HQ in Orenburg), 27 Yars mobile systems.
33rd Guards Missile Army (HQ in Omsk), 63 Yars mobile systems



*MIRV – Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles


Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies 
Picture: Ministry of Defence 
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