Soviet Air Defence Forces
Air defense branch of the Soviet Armed Forces
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| December 2 2022 | Latest known missile launch from the Sary Shagan testing range. |
| December 2 2022 | The Russian army announced a successful test of a new missile defence system at Sary Shagan. |
| 2020 | Balkhash-9 radar station ceased functioning as part of the Russian missile warning network after decades of service. |
| 2017 | Modernization of the experimental test base began, including delivery of ground-based optical-electronic systems like 'Beret-M', 'OES TIK', and 'Sazhen-TM'. |
| 2016 | A Russian-Kazakh agreement was ratified establishing new test site boundaries, excluding some sections. |
| March 4 2014 | An RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Kapustin Yar struck a training target at the test site. |
| October 24 2012 | A prototype of a new Russian ballistic missile was destroyed at the test site using a mobile launcher RS-26, launched from Kapustin Yar. |
| December 2010 | Training exercises were conducted with a Topol rocket at the test site. |
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