Moscow, March 29 (QNA) - Russia has begun exercises with its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, its defense ministry said on Wednesday.

In total, more than 3,000 military personnel and about 300 pieces of equipment are involved in the exercises, the defence ministry said in a statement.

During the exercises, the Yars mobile systems will conduct maneuvers in three Russian regions, the ministry said.

"Strategic missilemen will carry out a set of measures to camouflage and counter modern aerial reconnaissance means in cooperation with formations and units of the Central Military District and the Aerospace Forces," the ministry added.

These exercises come a day after the Russian Ministry of Defense announced Ukraine's use of US long-range missiles, signaling that it had shot down a (GLSDB) missile, in the first confirmation that the Kyiv authorities had received such weapons.

On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, which the authorities in Moscow said was aimed at protecting the population of the Donbas region.

Despite the widespread condemnation of the operation and the West's harsh sanctions against Russia, the war continues, with no signs that it will end.

(QNA)