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Moscow Notified US About Test-Launch of ICBM From Kapustin Yar Firing Range

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has notified the United States about the test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Kapustin Yar firing range in the Astrakhan region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday.
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"Yes, all notifications of ICBM and ballistic missile launches from submarines are sent [to the US] as usual," Ryabkov told reporters.
The Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar firing range.
The Russian Defense Ministry has said that the country's Strategic Missile Forces successfully test-fired an ICBM on Tuesday from the Kapustin Yar firing range to test advanced payloads of these missiles.
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