Lukashenko: Belarus is interested in Russian Iskander missile systems
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk is interested in receiving Russian missile systems Iskander. He said this in an interview with the Russian magazine National Defense.
Belarus wants to get Iskander, since missile systems are needed in the western and southern directions. “Let them stand. This is a 500-kilometer launch range, because our Polonaise is up to 300 kilometers, ”Lukashenka said.
In September, Lukashenka and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on a list of Russian weapons to be supplied to Belarus by 2025. According to BelTA, Belarus will buy weapons worth more than a billion dollars.
Earlier it was reported that the Iskander operational-tactical complexes will receive highly maneuverable stealth missiles that are practically invulnerable to the enemy. They are practically impossible to detect, while the ammunition can perform complex maneuvers on the trajectory, which allows it to evade enemy anti-missiles and hit ground targets with particular accuracy.
The new ammunition has a radio-absorbing coating and is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 500 kilometers.