MOMENT: Russian forces launch Iskander missile targeting Ukrainian position

UNKNOWN LOCATION( RELEASED ON MAY 24, 2024) (MAY 23, 2024) (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - "RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/ HANDOUT" - DO NOT OBSTRUCT LOGO - NO MARKETING, NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS )- The Russian Defense Ministry released a new video on Friday showing the launch of an Iskander missile. According to a statement from the ministry, the Iskander operational-tactical missile system crew targeted and struck a command post and a concentration of military equipment belonging to a unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The statement emphasized that Iskander missile divisions are on round-the-clock combat duty, ready to strike enemy positions at any moment. It takes only a few minutes from receiving target coordinates to launch. The Iskander missile system is manufactured by KB Mashinostroyeniya, a state defense subsidiary of the Vysokotochnye Kompleksy company under Russia's defense conglomerate Rostec. Russian Ground Forces Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles known in the West as SS-26 Stone were used during the 2008 war in Georgia.(Footage by /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)