MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. A missile regiment in Russia is being re-equipped with a new state-of-the-art system that possesses significant capabilities surpassing those of previous systems, the regiment’s commander said in a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The ministry said that an intercontinental ballistic missile of the Yars system was loaded into a silo launch complex at the fixed-base missile formation.

"At present, the regiment is undergoing re-equipment with a new advanced missile system, which possesses significant capabilities that exceed those of previous missile systems. The regiment’s personnel have successfully passed the certification tests required for combat duty and the operation of new types of weapons. Today, the missile is being loaded into one of the launchers, which will enable our Armed Forces to strengthen our country’s nuclear deterrent," the regiment commander said.