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52-521: It is essentially the same missile as the Topol-M except the payload “bus” has been modified to carry multiple independently targetable warheads ( MIRV ). Each missile is thought to be able to carry up to 4 warheads, although there is uncertainty about what is the maximum capacity. RS-24 is a missile that is heavier than the current RT-2PM2 Topol-M , and which some reports say can carry up to 10 independently targetable warheads. The 2007 tests were publicized as

104-609: A population of 1,633,595), Berdsk (102,850), Iskitim (57,147), Kuybyshev (41,946). In 2016, Novosibirsk became the first oblast in Russia to ban immigrants from select nations from working in jobs such as construction, agriculture, teaching, medicine, and professional jobs. Immigrants already working in Novosibirsk Oblast have to leave after the next three months by the time the ban takes effect in December 2016. Novosibirsk Oblast

156-556: A reinforced missile silo or from an APU launcher mounted on the MZKT-79221 "Universal" 16-wheeled transporter-erector-launcher . The designation for the silo-based Topol-M missile is believed to be RS-12M2 , while the mobile version is RS-12M1 . The first stage has rocket motors developed by the Soyuz Federal Center for Dual-Use Technologies. These give the missile a much higher acceleration than other ICBM types. They enable

208-556: A relatively flat ballistic trajectory, complicating defense acquisition and interception. According to The Washington Times , Russia has conducted a successful test of the evasive payload delivery system. The missile was launched on 1 November 2005 from the Kapustin Yar facility. The warhead changed course after separating from the launcher, making it difficult to predict a re-entry trajectory. A new missile loosely based on Topol-M and equipped with multiple re-entry vehicles (MIRV)

260-555: A response to the missile shield that the United States were planning to deploy in Europe. The RS-24 has been deployed operationally since 2010, with more than 50 launchers operational as of June 2017. Yars does not appear to be a Russian word but the Slavic root яр ( yar ) is present, being a bank or steep ravine , consistent with the nomenclature of another newly fielded Russian missile,

312-502: A second regiment of the 54th Guards Rocket Division in Teikovo, central Russia will be fully equipped with Yars mobile ballistic missile systems in 2012. Russia fully deployed the first Yars regiment consisting of three battalions in August 2011, and put two battalions of the second regiment on combat duty on December 27, 2011. The deployment of the third battalion of the second regiment completed

364-421: Is believed that since 2010 no more RT-2PM2 Topol-M missiles have been purchased in favor of the newest RS-24 Yars . Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast ( Russian : Новосиби́рская о́бласть , romanized :  Novosibirskaya oblast' ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ) located in southwestern Siberia . Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk . As of

416-483: Is called RS-24 Yars . In January 2009 Russian sources hinted that the production of the mobile Topol-M missile would be shutting down in 2009 and that the new MIRVed RS-24 version would replace it. The Strategic Missile Troops are the only operator of the RT-2PM2 Topol-M. As of March 2020, 60 silo-based and 18 mobile RT-2PM2 Topol-M missiles are deployed with 2 rocket divisions: Silo-based: Road-mobile: It

468-541: Is designed and produced exclusively by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology , and built at the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant . The Topol-M is a cold-launched , three-stage, solid-propellant, silo-based or road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile . The missile's length is 22.7 meters and the first stage has a body diameter of 1.9 meters. The mass at launch is 47,200 kg, including

520-531: Is five years. Factions of political parties in the Legislative Assembly: Population : 2,797,176 ( 2021 Census ) ; 2,665,911 ( 2010 Census ) ; 2,692,251 ( 2002 Census ) ; 2,782,005 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Almost 3/4 of region`s population (2,069,715) reside in Novosibirsk and surrounding areas (2019). According to the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition of

572-583: Is one of the most non-religious regions of Russia. According to a 2012 survey 24.9% of the population of Novosibirsk Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 5% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 1% of the population adheres to the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery), and 1% to Islam . In addition, 32% of the population declares to be " spiritual but not religious ", 25% is atheist , and 11.1% follows other religions or did not give an answer to

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624-755: Is one of the most recent intercontinental ballistic missiles to be deployed by Russia, and the first to be developed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union . It was developed from the RT-2PM Topol mobile intercontinental ballistic missile . In its Russian designation РТ stands for "ракета твердотопливная", raketa tverdotoplivnaya ("solid fuel rocket"), while УТТХ – for "улучшенные тактико-технические характеристики", uluchshenniye taktiko-tekhnicheskie kharakteristiki ("improved tactical and technical characteristics"). "Topol" (тополь) in Russian means " white poplar ". It

676-462: Is said to be capable of making evasive maneuvers to avoid a kill by interceptors, and carries targeting countermeasures and decoys . One of the Topol-M's most notable features is its short engine burn time following take-off, intended to minimize satellite detection of launches and thereby complicate both early warning and interception by missile defense systems during boost phase. The missile also has

728-603: Is the fundamental law of the region. The Legislative Assembly of Novosibirsk Oblast is the province's standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The highest executive body is the Oblast Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run

780-425: Is thermal power. The largest thermal power plant is Novosibirsk Thermal Power Plant 5 with a capacity of 1,200 MW. Most of the power plants and the distribution infrastructure are operated by the company OJSC Novosibirskenergo . The amount of oil produced in the region in 2007 was 2,495,000 tons, while coal production was 1,795,000 tons. In the 2005/2006 ranking "Best Legal Conditions for Investment"–conducted by

832-505: The 2021 Census , Novosibirsk Oblast had a population of 2,797,176. Novosibirsk Oblast is located in the south of the West Siberian Plain , at the foothills of low Salair ridge , between the Ob and Irtysh Rivers . The oblast borders Omsk Oblast in the west, Kazakhstan ( Pavlodar Province ) in the southwest, Tomsk Oblast in the north, Kemerovo Oblast in the east, and Altai Krai in

884-590: The 54th Guards Rocket Division in Teykovo received its second delivery of RS-24 missile systems. In total 6 missiles were deployed by the end of 2010. 3 more mobile missile systems were deployed in July 2011 and then the first regiment was operational. In December 2011 first division of second regiment with 3 missiles was put on combat duty and second division will be deployed by 2011 year-end. On August 16, 2012, Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) spokesman Col. Vadim Koval reported that

936-612: The Irkutsk missile regiments is to be complete until the end of 2019. According to Karakaev, RVSN receives "around 20" " Yars " complexes per year. 3 missile regiments in Barnaul begun combat duty in 2019-2020 and one more in Tver region in 2022. On 29 March 2023, the Yars missile was exercised simultaneously in three regions. The US National Air and Space Intelligence Center NASIC always believed that Yars

988-429: The Ob basin , many of them falling in dead lakes. Among the main lakes are Chany , Sartlan , Tandovo and Ubinskoye . As of 2007, the oil reserves of the region amounted to 204 million tons. In addition, Novosibirsk Oblast had free gas reserves of 600 million cubic meters, solute gas reserves of 5.2 billion cubic meters, and gas condensate reserves of 121,000 tons. Most of the oil and gas reserves are located in

1040-572: The RS-26 Rubezh (РС-26 Рубеж) meaning a boundary or outer limit . According to Sergey Karakaev, commander of the Strategic Missile Forces , Yars is an acronym for " Ya dernaya R aketa S derzhivaniya" ( Russian : Ядерная ракета сдерживания ), meaning "Nuclear Deterrence Rocket". Asserted by the Russian government as being designed to defeat present and potential anti-missile systems ,

1092-522: The RT-2PM Topol , the missile was redesigned in 1992. The missile's principal designer was Yuri Solomonov, who would later oversee the development of the RSM-56 Bulava . The first flight test took place on December 20, 1994, during which the missile, launched from Plesetsk , hit its target 6,400 kilometres (4,000 mi) away. Two missiles were put on experimental combat duty in December 1997 at Tatishchevo . The fifth test flight on 22 October 1998

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1144-486: The Severny and Kyshtovsky districts. The following metals can be found in the region: zirconium dioxide (0.7 million tons), titanium dioxide (2.9 million tons), bauxite (2,068,000 tons), and tin (588,000 tons). In addition, there are twenty-three fields of alluvial placer gold in the region (nineteen of which were being developed and prospected in 2006) and seven residual soil gold fields suitable for open-cut mining in

1196-536: The Siberian Krai with Novosibirsk as the capital. In 1930, it was split into West Siberian (Novosibirsk) and East Siberian ( Irkutsk ) krais, the former existed until 1937. The Novosibirsk Oblast was finally established on September 28, 1937. Kemerovo and Tomsk became separate from it only in 1943–1944. During the Soviet period, the high authority in the oblast was shared between three persons: The first secretary of

1248-734: The Trans-Siberian and the Turkestan–Siberian railways. Founded in 1893, Novosibirsk , then Novonikolayevsk, became a transport hub of sub-regional importance and surpassed other major Siberian cities like Omsk and Tomsk in mere decades. In 1920, the capital of the Tomsk Governorate was moved to Novonikolayevsk, in 1921 the Novonikolayevsk Governorate was established. In 1925, most of the Siberian governorates were united as

1300-440: The mechanical engineering sector, electrical and optical machinery and equipment accounted for 7.2% of total industrial output; machinery and equipment (exclusive of weapons or ammunition) accounted for 3.7%, while electrical machinery and transport equipment accounted for 4.5%. One of the largest companies is the aircraft-maker Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association , which assembles Su-34 fighters, among others. In 2007,

1352-416: The 1,200 kg payload . Topol-M carries a single warhead with an 800 kiloton yield but the design is compatible with MIRV warheads. According to chief designer Yury Solomonov, the missile can carry four to six warheads along with decoys. It is claimed to have the highest accuracy of any Russian ICBM. The body of the rocket is made by winding carbon fiber. The Topol-M may be deployed either inside

1404-573: The Berd lands became a safe haven for political dissents, fugitive serfs and religious sects from all across Russia. For the most parts of its history, the Novosibirsk Oblast belonged to the Tomsk administration, initially as a part of the Tomsk uyezd of the Tobolsk Governorate and later, starting with 1804, the separate Tomsk Governorate . The turning point in history of the region was the construction of

1456-761: The ICBM was first tested by a launch from a mobile launcher at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia at 11:20 GMT, May 29, 2007, and its test warheads landed on target about 5,750 km (3,573 mi) away at the Kura Test Range in Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula . The second launch from Plesetsk to the Kura Test Range was conducted on December 25, 2007, at 13:10 GMT. It successfully reached its destination. The third successful launch from

1508-569: The Novosibirsk CPSU Committee (who in reality had the greatest authority), the chairman of the oblast Soviet (legislative power), and the Chairman of the oblast Executive Committee (executive power). Since 1991, CPSU lost power, and the head of the Oblast administration, and eventually governor were appointed/elected alongside the elected regional parliament . The Charter of Novosibirsk Oblast

1560-618: The Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia was conducted on November 26, 2008, at 13:20 GMT. The missile's multiple re-entry vehicles successfully landed on targets on the Kura testing range. It was again tested on December 24, 2013, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwest Russia. On December 26, 2014, the Strategic Forces conducted a successful launch of an RS-24 Yars missile. The missile

1612-589: The Russian Defense Ministry said it conducted successful combat training launches of RS-24 Yars ICBMs from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk. In June 2008, the chief designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology , Yuri Solomonov, announced that the RS-24 is an enhanced, MIRVed development of the Topol-M missile that would finish all testing in 2008 and most likely be deployed in 2009. According to

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1664-449: The Russian rocket forces the first six RS-24 missiles will be mobile. Further on October 10, 2009, on ITAR-TASS , General Andrei Shvaichenko, the new SRF commander, confirmed the December 2009 deployment of the RS-24 which will support the existing RT-2PM2 Topol-M (RS-12М2) missile complex. Testing for the new-generation ICBM was completed in mid-July 2010, and the first missiles were deployed shortly after on July 19. In December 2010

1716-584: The Strategic Missile Forces will be rearmed with the modernized complex. According to Sergey Karakaev, commander of the Strategic Missile Forces , as of November 2019, there were "more than 150" launchers of the " Yars " complex (silo and mobile-based) in operation. Regiments in Yoshkar-Ola , Teykovo , Nizhny Tagil and Novosibirsk have been fully rearmed with the TEL version of " Yars " and rearmament of

1768-483: The aforementioned companies are located in the regional capital, Novosibirsk . Novosibirsk Oblast enjoys an electricity surplus: electricity output in 2007 was 14.0 billion kWh, while consumption was 12.5 billion kWh. During the summer, 30% of the region's electricity needs is satisfied by the Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station , which has a capacity of 455 MW. Another important source of electricity

1820-585: The day to day matters of the province. The Oblast administration supports the activities of the Governor who is the highest official and acts as guarantor of the observance of the oblast Charter in accordance with the Constitution of Russia . The Legislative Assembly of Novosibirsk Oblast consists of 76 deputies. The last elections took place on 13 September 2020. The term of office of the Legislative Assembly

1872-429: The first centuries of the exploration of Siberia future Novosibirsk Oblast did not attract many Russian colonists, who preferred to settle around more northerly Tomsk . The first Russian village Maslyanino was founded in 1644. In 1716, officer Ivan Butkeyev built the Berd fortress that later became the city of Berdsk , the main center of future colonization and development of the region. Like many other parts of Siberia,

1924-599: The forests is reduced by the fact that most of them are located in the north of the region, in areas that are difficult to access. Novosibirsk Oblast has a continental climate . Average temperature is −19 °C (−2 °F) in January and +19 °C (66 °F) in July. Annual precipitation is 300–500 millimeters (12–20 in). During the Middle Ages the region was populated by Siberian Tatar tribes ( Baraba and Chat ). Being constantly raided by Kalmyk nomads throughout

1976-525: The missile to accelerate to the speed of 7,320 m/s and to travel a flatter trajectory to distances of up to 10,000 km. As a solid propellant design, the missile can be maintained on alert for prolonged periods of time and can launch within minutes of being given the order. The development of the missile began in the late 1980s as a response to the American Strategic Defense Initiative . Initially an evolutionary upgrade of

2028-722: The oblast was 94.2% Russians ; 0.7% Tatars ; 0.7% Germans ; 0.4% Tajiks ; 0.4% Ukrainians ; 0.4% Kazakhs ; 0.4% Uzbeks ; 0.3% Kyrgyz ; 0.2% Armenians and 0.2% Azerbaijanis . Additionally, 475,688 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group. Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.49 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 69.19 years (male — 64.37, female — 73.98) Vital statistics since 1990 (per 1000) (per 1000) (per 1000) Major urban centers in 2021 were Novosibirsk (with

2080-652: The popular Karachinskaya mark), 137,300 tons of mixed fodder and 218,700 tons of flour. The basic metals and fabricated metal products sector contributed 10.3% of total industrial output. The region produced 190,800 tons of steel pipes, 405,700 tons of rolled ferrous metals, 36,100 tons of steel, 1.300 tons of welding electrodes and 1,100 tons of construction frames and products. Notable companies in this sector include OAO Novosibirsk Electrode Plant , OAO Novosibirsk Tin Mill and OAO Kuzmin Novosibirsk Metals Plant . In

2132-431: The question. Novosibirsk Oblast's gross regional product in 2007 was $ 14,950.2 million. GRP per capita was 144,869 roubles; somewhat under the national average of 198,817 roubles. For many years, the region experienced relatively high rates of industrial output growth: between 1999 and 2008 industrial output grew 170%, exceeding the Russian average growth by 23%. Major industrial activities—accounting for over 80% of

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2184-477: The rearming of the Teikovo division with Yars systems. The two regiments consist of a total of 18 missile systems and several mobile command posts. Two more missile divisions will start receiving the Yars systems in 2013. The 39th Guards Rocket Division, at Paskino, Novosibirsk Oblast , in Siberia, will receive mobile Yars systems, while the 28th Guards Rocket Division at Kozelsk (in central Russia) will be armed with

2236-954: The region produced $ 12,190,000 worth of high-voltage electric equipment, $ 3,820,000 worth of low-voltage electric equipment, $ 1,350,000 worth of computers and spare parts, 71,000 kW equivalent of generators for steam, gas and hydraulic turbines , 296,200 units of electric razors , 154,600 units of chandeliers and suspensions, 1,616,000 units of capacitors , 3,608,000 units of semiconductor instruments, 1,077,000 units of integral microchips , 218 units of large electric machines, 854 units of direct current electric machines and 5,000 kilovolts-amperes equivalent of prefabricated transforming stations. Notable companies in this sector include OAO Novosibirsk Electric Locomotive Repair Plant , OAO Sibselmash Scientific Production Association , NPO ELSIB , OAO Novosibirsk Railroad Switch Plant , OAO Tyazhstankogidropress , OAO Novosibirsk Instrument Plant and OAO Novosibirsk Soyuz Electrovacuum Holding plant . All of

2288-587: The region. The oblast has 4,531,800 hectares of forests, with 509.88 million cubic meters of timber reserves. Most of the region's forests consist of softwood. Softwood forests cover an area of 3,481,300 hectares, while softwood timber is spread out over 387.96 million cubic meters. Coniferous forests - located mostly near the Ob River and the Salair Ridge - cover an area of 1,011,900 hectares with timber reserves of 121.39 million cubic meters. The economic potential of

2340-658: The silo-based version of the system. Three missile regiments of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces have been rearmed with the Yars systems in 2014. On 18 October 2019, Col. Alexander Prokopenkov, commander of the 35th Rocket Division , stated that the new " Yars-S " missile systems will enter combat duty in the city of Barnaul in November. Technical characteristics of the new missile system have not been disclosed. Previously, " Yars-S " have entered combat duty in Yoshkar-Ola . Until 2021, three more regiments of

2392-410: The south. The territory of the oblast extends for more than 600 kilometers (370 mi) from west to east, and for over 400 kilometers (250 mi) from north to south. The oblast is mainly plain; in the south the steppes prevail; in the north enormous tracts of woodland with great number of marshes prevail. There are many lakes, the largest ones located at the south. The majority of the rivers belong to

2444-507: The southeast. Novosibirsk Oblast has 5.527 million tons of high-quality anthracite , as well as 2.720 million tons of long-flame and coking coal . Most of these are located in the Iskitim and Toguchin districts. The north part of the region also has peat fields with estimated reserves of 7.6 billion tons. Prospected mineral water reserves in the region amount to 6,948 cubic meters per day. The popular Karachinskaya mineral water originates from

2496-524: The total shipped products and services—are basic metals and fabricated metal products, electricity, gas and water supply, fuel extraction, food products and beverages. Manufacturing accounted for 67.4% of the region's industrial output in 2007. The most notable sector was food products, beverages and tobacco (20.7%). The region produced a total of 278,100 tons of whole milk products, 144,100 tons of bread and baked goods, 6,300 tons of pasta, 54,100 tons of meat, 518.7 million decaliters of mineral water (including

2548-680: Was just a Topol M in violation of the START Treaty, something that is reflected in both the Mod 2 designation and the illustrations showing the SS-27 Mod 1 and Mod 2 to be identical. The Strategic Missile Troops are the only operator of the RS-24 Yars . Topol-M The RT-2PM2 «Topol-M» ( Russian : РТ-2ПМ2 «Тополь-М» , NATO reporting name : SS-27 "Sickle B" , other designations: SS-27 Mod 1 , RS-12M1 , RS-12M2 , formerly incorrectly RT-2UTTKh )

2600-551: Was launched from a mobile launcher deployed at the Plesetsk test site. Missile warheads were reported to have successfully reached their targets at the Kura test site in Kamchatka. The launch, which was performed with support of the Air and Space Defense Forces, took place at 11:02 MSK (08:02 UTC). More than 10 successful launches took place between 2012 and 2022. One more launch was conducted on October 25, 2023. On March 1 and October 29, 2024,

2652-534: Was to arrive in 2012. On December 12, 2006, the first three mobile Topol-M missile systems entered duty with a missile unit stationed near the town of Teykovo . Current Strategic Rocket Forces Order of Battle lists the following sites with Topol-M missiles: The Topol-M missiles have a lifetime between 15 and 20 years. According to Russia this missile and its derivatives, RS-24 Yars , RS-26 Rubezh and RSM-56 Bulava are designed to counter and evade current or planned United States missile defense system. It

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2704-606: Was unsuccessful as the missile exploded after being launched; the sixth test flight two months later was successful. The 104th Regiment of the Taman Missile Division, based in Saratov , introduced 10 missiles into service on 30 December 1998; another ten entered service with a second regiment in December 1999. Silo launcher Topol-M entered service by presidential decree on 13 July 2000, the third, fourth and fifth regiments entered service in 2000, 2003 and 2005. The last regiment

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