The Russian Federation sent a missile regiment to Kursk region: analysts explained the resonant step
It is noted that you can think that it is about involving as ordinary "stormtroopers" of personnel, which is responsible for the work of one of the components of the strategic nuclear triad of Russia. Because of this, the impression that the Russian Federation is faced with a critical shortage of living power, and therefore Moscow is forced to "rake" people even from strategic troops. However, as analysts noted, this issue should be understood by the structure of the situation.
Thus, according to The Military Balance 2024, rocket troops of the Russian Federation at the beginning of this year numbered 50,000 military personnel as part of three rocket armies. They are divided into 12 missile divisions, or 38 rocket regiments. The material states that the structure of each of the missile regiments can include up to 9 mobile PUs with intercontinental ballistic missiles (IBR) "Topol-M" or "Yars", or from 6 to 10 mine launchers and one command point.
However, as experts noted, the structure of missile troops includes not only the staff responsible for launching and maintaining rockets, but also the anti -sales units. Their number is unknown. Analysts said the Russians have repeatedly said that such parts exist. They also stated that they use specialized armored vehicles of the Typhoon-M BPDM on the basis of BTR-82A.
The publication writes that the first reports of the practice of involving the personnel of the missile troops in the fighting against Ukraine appeared in the fall of 2022. From which it follows that the fact of sending to the Kursk region of the Rifle Regiment of the Russian rocket launchers can be considered a manifestation of only situational problems of the aggressor with a set of personnel.