Russia Begins Testing Missiles That Can Carry A Nuclear Charge

• 6.05.2026, 14:28

They will be held from May 6 through May 10.

The Russians have announced tests at the Kura test site in the Ust-Kamchatsky District. They will take place from May 6 to 10. This test site is often hit by missiles capable of carrying nuclear charges during the tests, writes "Focus".

For the period of the tests, people are forbidden to stay there, and the stay and movement of any kind of equipment is also prohibited. This was reported by the Kamchatka Territory's Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The Kura test site is a Russian military training ground located in the north of Kamchatka Territory in Russia's Far East. It is the drop zone for intercontinental ballistic missiles that are launched for test purposes from other test ranges or cosmodromes in Russia.

The range began construction in 1955, and became operational in 1957. The first rocket arrival occurred on August 21, 1957, followed by 136 more arrivals through 1964.

In recent years, Russia has begun to actively use the range again to test missiles that can carry nuclear charges.