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Belarus says Russian Iskander missile systems ready for use

The deployment of weapons comes amid Moscow’s increasing pressure on Minsk to aid its invasion of Ukraine. The Iskander tactical missile systems and the S-400 air defence systems that Russia has deployed to Belarus are fully prepared to perform their intended tasks, a senior Belarusian official has said. Russian forces used Belarus as a launch pad for their abortive attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in February.