Russia shared the video following reports that the US will send a Patriot defense system to Ukraine.
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Russia's defense ministry shared a video of a intercontinental ballistic missile being loaded into a launch silo, days after reports surfaced that the US is preparing to send an advanced Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.
Russia previously fired a Yars missile in October, as part of a test conducted by the country's nuclear forces.
This latest video comes after reports that the US is set to send a Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine.
Russian military has increasingly fired missiles at cities across Ukraine, far from the war's front lines.
That would mean that Russia will likely not be able to maintain its current rate of artillery and rocket fire beyond early next year, the official said. »
