Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits cosmodrome Plesetsk, which is nestled among the taiga forests of Russia's north, Oct. 12, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Russia test-fires missiles in large-scale drill

    MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Sunday test-fired several types of missiles, including intercontinental ones, as part of a month-long war game, local media reported.

    President Dmitry Medvedev watched the launching of the RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk test ground, which hit a set target in Kamchatka of Russia's Far East.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces Col.-Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov visit cosmodrome Plesetsk, which is nestled among the taiga forests of Russia's north, Oct. 12, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>