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56-587: The United States believes the YJ-18 is similar to, or is a copy of, the Russian 3M-54 Klub . According to the United States Department of Defense , the YJ-18 has a subsonic cruise mode and a supersonic terminal attack. Performance estimates include a range of 290 nautical miles (330 mi; 540 km), with a threat ring of 264,200 sq nmi (349,900 sq mi; 906,000 km), and

112-401: A December 2015 Office of Naval Intelligence report gathered a number of Russian statements projecting ranges between 1,500-2,500 km (1,600 mi). Discrepancies in range values may be political declarations for strategic effect, or potentially longer 2,500 km-range claims could be associated with a thermonuclear armed variant while shorter 1,500 km-range estimates are for

168-661: A Ukrainian-born Russian mother, Alexandra Yakovlevna Shoigu (1924–2011). Alexandra Shoigu grew up in the Donbas town of Kadiivka and had traumatizing experiences while under detention of the German occupation forces during World War II . Later in her career she became a member of the Tuva Regional Council of People's Deputies. Kuzhuget Shoigu rose to secretary of the Tuvan Regional Committee of

224-480: A civil engineering and party background, so Shoigu gained Yeltsin's trust. In 1991, Yeltsin appointed him head of the newly established Russian Rescue Corps, responsible for the rescue and disaster response system. The Rescue Corps replaced the previous Soviet civil defense system and soon absorbed the 20,000-strong militarized Civil Defense Troops of the Ministry of Defense, with Shoigu being appointed chairman of

280-575: A combat zone without basic military training. On 28 October, Shoigu said that 82,000 mobilized reservists had already been deployed in the combat zone. On 12 October 2022, the independent Russian media project iStories reported that more than 90,000 Russian soldiers had been killed, seriously wounded or gone missing in Ukraine, citing sources close to the Kremlin. On 23 October 2022, Shoigu said, without providing evidence, that Ukraine could escalate

336-481: A cruising range of 180 km (110 mi; 97 nmi) at Mach 0.8 and a sprint range of 40 km (25 mi; 22 nmi) at Mach 2.5 to 3.0. The missile can be launched from vertical launching systems , and possibly from submarine torpedo tubes. Chinese media claims the missile has an inertial guidance system using BeiDou Navigation Satellite System data, and carries a 300 kg (660 lb) high-explosive warhead with an anti-radiation seeker. The YJ-18

392-543: A government minister. He became popular because of his hands-on management style and high visibility during emergency situations, such as floods, earthquakes and acts of terrorism . Under Shoigu, the responsibilities of the ministry were expanded to take over the Russian State Fire Service in 2002, making the MChS Russia's third-largest force structure. In 1999 he became one of the leaders of

448-893: A minor functionary in the Abakan branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , and then in the Komsomol for a few years. In 1990, Shoigu moved to Moscow from Siberia , and was appointed deputy chairman of the State Architecture and Construction Committee of the Russian Federation, assisted by his father's connections. Future president Boris Yeltsin had held a similar position in the Construction Committee, and had also come from

504-749: A mutiny by the Wagner Group in June 2023. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Shoigu on charges of alleged war crimes during the invasion of Ukraine. In May 2024, Putin replaced Shoigu with Andrey Belousov as defense minister, appointing the former to be the secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation . Shoigu was born on 21 May 1955 in Chadan , Tuvan Autonomous Oblast , to an ethnic Tuvan father, newspaper editor Kuzhuget Shoigu (1921–2010) and

560-451: A telephone conversation with Shoigu, the first call since 18 February. The call lasted about an hour with Austin urging an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Also on 13 May, former FSB officer and former DPR Supreme Commander Igor Girkin harshly criticized Shoigu, accusing him of "criminal negligence" in conducting the invasion. On 16 August, Shoigu said that Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, as "its main purpose

616-498: Is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by NPO Novator ( OKB-8 ). It first saw service in 1994. There are ship-launched, submarine-launched and air-launched versions of the missile, and variants for anti-ship , anti-submarine and land attack use. Some versions have a second propulsion stage that initiates a supersonic sprint in the terminal approach to the target, reducing the time that air defense systems have to react, while subsonic versions have greater range than

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672-565: Is a modification of the Kalibr missile system. A Club-K variant, which is disguised as a shipping container that can be placed on a truck, train, or merchant vessel, was advertised in 2010 and was shown for the first time at the MAKS 2011 air show . Russian submarines of the Kilo class, Lada class, Amur class, Akula class, Yasen class, and Borei class are launch platforms for

728-667: Is deployed aboard the Type 052D destroyer and the Type 055 destroyer . It may already be carried by the Shang II-class nuclear attack submarine outfitted with VLS cells, will replace the 20 nmi (23 mi; 37 km)-range YJ-82 aboard the Yuan-class air-independent propulsion (AIP) and Song-class diesel-electric submarines , will likely deploy on the Type 095 submarine , and may be capable of deployment on Kilo-class submarines . A land-based version could replace

784-620: Is to deter a nuclear attack. Its use is limited to extraordinary circumstances." At the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security in August 2022, Shoigu hosted 35 defense ministers from Asia , Africa and Latin America . He described South Africa as a "friendly state" and that South Africa's support has helped counter NATO pressure on Russia. Shoigu and Putin attended the Vostok-2022  [ ru ] military exercise in

840-430: The 2022 Russian mobilization is being carried out to control "already liberated territories" in Ukraine. According to Shoigu, it is planned to mobilize 300,000 reservists. Shoigu said the mobilized people could only be sent to combat zones after "training and combat coordination". However, some of the mobilized Russian men were killed less than two weeks after being drafted, meaning conscripted civilians are being sent to

896-559: The 9 May parade . In July 2013 Shoigu ordered commanders to begin every morning in the barracks with a rendition of the Russian anthem, to compile an obligatory military-patriotic book reading list and to take responsibility for the preparation of demobilization albums (a type of memento scrapbook, which in Russian military tradition is given to conscripts upon completion of their service). In August 2013 he ordered all Defense Ministry civilian workers, other staff and management employees to wear uniforms. In February 2014, Shoigu said Russia

952-640: The Communist Party , becoming a major figure in the Communist power structure of the republic. After graduating from Kyzyl Number 1 School in the Tuvan ASSR , Shoigu studied at the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute . Shoigu graduated in 1977 with a degree in civil engineering . Shoigu worked in construction projects nationwide for the next decade, advancing from low levels to become an executive. In 1988, Shoigu became

1008-781: The Eastern Military District , the Western Military District , and the Central Military District . Already in 2015 western observers mentioned the Vienna Document while they spoke of "the deteriorating European security environment.. producing an action-reaction cycle involving Russia, NATO and other European countries, all seeking to demonstrate the readiness of their armed forces." In March 2015 Russia under Shoigu's defence ministry halted all activities related to

1064-510: The October 1993 coup . In keeping with the militarized nature of Russian civil defense, Shoigu received the rank of major general in 1993, and was promoted swiftly to lieutenant general in 1995, colonel general in 1998, and to army general , in practice the highest Russian military rank, in 2003. The committee was renamed the Ministry of Emergency Situations ( MChS ) in 1994, making Shoigu

1120-634: The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe . In October 2016 Shoigu hosted 56 representatives from 31 different OSCE nations, with Shoigu stating that the observers "had a chance to see with their own eyes that Russia had fully implemented its obligations on ensuring confidence and security in Europe". The observers were also shown new weapons deployed to the Russian Aerospace Force, Ground and Airborne Forces . The previous visit of

1176-579: The campaign liberating the western bank of the Euphrates in its final days, Putin visited the Russian base in Syria, where he announced that he had ordered the partial withdrawal of the forces deployed to Syria. Several hours later, Shoigu said the troops had already begun to return. On 26 December 2017, Shoigu said that Russia had set about "forming a permanent grouping" at the Tartus naval facility and

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1232-560: The Club missile system. Kalibr cruise missiles have been widely used by Russian forces since the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The opening assault is said to have included at least 30 cruise missiles, targeting command and control points, air bases, and air-defense batteries. The missiles were likely fired by the Buyan-class corvettes , Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates and Kilo-class submarines of

1288-528: The Defense Minister – who allowed things to come to this – should simply shoot himself like a [real] officer." On 21 September 2022, Shoigu said in a televised speech that Russia was not so much at war with Ukraine and the Ukrainian army as with the " collective West " and NATO . In September 2022, Shoigu claimed that 5,397 Russian soldiers had been killed in the war in Ukraine. He said that

1344-632: The Hmeymim airbase, after Putin approved their structure and personnel strength. On the same day, the upper chamber of parliament approved the ratification of an agreement between Russia and Syria on expanding the Tartus naval facility, which envisages turning it into a full-fledged naval base. On 17 September 2018, during multiple missile strikes by Israeli F-16 jets at targets in western Syria, Russia's Il-20 ELINT reconnaissance plane returning to Khmeimim Air Base, with 15 Russian servicemen on board,

1400-621: The Kalibr-PL (export Club-S), designed for use from submarines, and the Kalibr-NK (export Club-N), designed for surface ships. These two launch platforms can be equipped with the following warhead and guidance combinations: Sergei Shoigu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as secretary of the Security Council since 2024. He served as Minister of Defence of Russia from 2012 to 2024. Shoigu has served as

1456-678: The Ministry of Defense. As defence minister, Shoigu continued aspects of Serdyukov's attempts at modernizing the Russian Armed Forces through reform. This included the creation of the Special Operations Forces Command to facilitate rapid intervention in conflicts within the perceived Russian sphere of influence and counterterrorism efforts. Serdyukov's goals of increasing the share of the Russian Armed Forces made up of professional contract servicemen rather than conscripts continued under Shoigu. However,

1512-506: The Ministry that "The requirements for fulfilling the defense procurement plan have risen dramatically. Over the past nine years, we have received 15,500 weapon systems for the ground forces. In 1999–2002, we had gotten 10 or 19 aircraft at best, that is, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft all together. That's why now that we receive 140–150 aircraft annually, this is quite a different story." In August 2021, Shoigu praised military cooperation between Russia and China . On 29 August 2021, Shoigu

1568-744: The OSCE observers took place in 2011. In July 2014, Ukraine opened a criminal case against Shoigu. He was accused of helping to form "illegal military groups" in Eastern Ukraine who at the time fought against the Ukrainian army . The Ukrainian authorities alleged that Shoigu coordinated all of DPR Supreme Commander Igor Girkin 's actions, supplying him and "other terrorist leaders" with "the most destructive weapons" since May and instructing him directly, with Putin's approval. In July 2016 Shoigu said that he had "deployed more air defense systems in

1624-487: The Russian Black Sea Fleet . Ukraine's military command reported widespread usage of Kalibr cruise missiles in strikes against strategic and non-combat targets across Ukraine. Most notable incidents were: Domestic variants are basic versions of this missile family; these are the 3M54, 3M51 , 3M14 and 91R variants. The export model is called Club (formerly Klub). There are two major launch platforms:

1680-572: The Russian Far East. Beyond Russian troops, the exercises also included military forces from China , India , Mongolia and several post-Soviet states , among others. After large Ukrainian counteroffensives in September 2022, Igor Girkin said that Shoigu should be executed by firing squad . The Russia-installed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region Kirill Stremousov said in a video shared on social media that "Many are saying that

1736-480: The Russian Federation . In March 2009, he proposed a law that would criminalize criticism of Soviet military tactics during World War II , which resulted in large numbers of Soviet casualties . With over twenty years of service as Minister of Emergency Situations, Shoigu established a close relationship with Vladimir Putin , and was rewarded by being appointed Governor of Moscow Oblast in 2012, taking office on 11 May of that year. On 6 November 2012, Shoigu

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1792-581: The Russian Navy's drills in the area. Following the shoot down incident, Shoigu on 24 September said that within two weeks, the Syrian army would receive S-300 air-defense missile systems to strengthen Syria's combat air defence capabilities; a series of other military measures were announced such as radio-electronic jamming of "satellite navigation, onboard radars and communications systems used by military aircraft attacking targets in Syrian territory", in

1848-473: The Russian pro-government party Unity , created by the Kremlin in opposition to the anti-Yeltsin elites of the Fatherland – All Russia alliance. Unity allowed for the rise of Vladimir Putin to president and in 2001 was combined into the ruling United Russia party, although Shoigu was the only delegate to vote against the merger. In 1999, Shoigu was awarded Russia's most prestigious state award: Hero of

1904-568: The State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations, and Disaster Response. Civil Defense remained a quasi-military organization in continuation of Soviet practice and Shoigu was politically involved, such as an unsuccessful attempt to evacuate Russian-backed Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah in 1992 and the intended distribution of weapons from the Civil Defense stocks to Yeltsin supporters during

1960-620: The areas of the Mediterranean off the Syrian coast. Shoigu said in August 2021 that Russia had tested 320 new weapons over the course of its campaign in Syria. Shoigu was reappointed as defence minister in 2018 in the Medvedev second government . Shoigu was reappointed as defence minister in 2020 in the Mishustin government . In an August 2021 " Solovyov Live " YouTube channel interview, Shoigu said referring to his tenure in

2016-434: The booster. The missile can be launched from a surface ship using a vertical launching system (VLS). It has a booster with thrust vectoring capability. The missile launched from a submarine torpedo tube has no need for such an addition but has a conventional booster instead. The air launched version is held in a container that is dropped as the missile launches, detaching from the container. There are several claims about

2072-659: The chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Commonwealth of Independent States since 2012. Shoigu was the Minister of Emergency Situations from 1991 to 2012. He briefly served as the governor of Moscow Oblast in 2012. A close confidant and ally of Vladimir Putin , Shoigu belongs to the siloviki of Putin's inner circle. He was entrusted with the task of supervising the invasion of Ukraine since 2022. A feud between Shoigu and Yevgeny Prigozhin led to

2128-418: The conventionally armed missile. Launch of production of a submarine-variant of the 3M14TE Kalibr-NK called the Kalibr-PL missile occurred in 2012, according to state television news (broadcast of 11.10.2015). Russia has improved the targeting system of its ship- and submarine-launched Kalibr cruise missiles to improve their ability to conduct time sensitive attacks. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed

2184-445: The demographic challenge of a decreasing pool of military-aged and -eligible males forced him to increase national conscription quotas in early 2013, including even North Caucasians perceived as a security risk by authorities such as Chechens. This followed on from Serdyukov's initiatives of reducing available draft exemptions. In November 2012, Shoigu decided to resurrect the tradition of Suvorov and Nakhimov cadets participating in

2240-512: The development, which was initiated as a result of combat experience in Syria, in an interview with the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper on 22 September 2019. ' Club-K' – a Russian container complex of missile weapons , placed in the standard 20- and 40-foot sea container . It is designed to defeat surface and ground targets. The complex can be mounted on shorelines , vessels of various classes, rail platforms and trucks . It

2296-592: The fight against our country". The sources say the decision to invade Ukraine was made by Putin and a small group of war hawks in Putin's inner circle, including Sergei Shoigu and Putin's national security adviser Nikolai Patrushev . In a 11 March video conference with Putin, Shoigu claimed that "everything is going to plan". On 24 April, Putin decided to broadcast with English subtitles an 11-minute long Siege of Mariupol situation report meeting with Shoigu. On 13 May, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin initiated

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2352-463: The maximum range of Kalibr land attack versions in use by Russia. The U.S. Department of Defense estimates its range at 1,400 km (870 mi), and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu put its range at "almost 1,500 km (930 mi)." Following its first operational firing in October 2015, Russian Ministry of Defence statements suggested a range of 2,000 km (1,200 mi), while

2408-458: The meeting which also included General Valery Gerasimov that it was important to implement the Minsk agreements "as a clear way forward". On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine . Shoigu said the purpose of the invasion "is to protect the Russian Federation from the military threat posed by Western countries, who are trying to use the Ukrainian people in

2464-418: The military through wearing an army general's uniform, reviving historical units dissolved under the reforms, and reinstating officials dismissed by Serdyukov. Furthermore, Shoigu appealed for support for reform within the army rather than taking a confrontational stance, appointed deputy ministers of defense from the military, and removed Serdyukov-appointed civilian tax service officials from the top echelons of

2520-548: The missiles. The Russian Gremyashchy class, Buyan-M class, the second batch of Steregushchy class corvettes and the Karakurt class are low displacement platforms with Kalibr system ability. The Russian Admiral Gorshkov class, Admiral Grigorovich class, and Gepard class frigates are able to carry these missiles. Also the Indian Talwar class frigate is another shipborne launch platform for

2576-478: The possibility of the Russian forces "reaching the Euphrates " in Syria. In June 2016, Russia Today , while reporting minister Shoigu's visit to Hmeymim air base , showed RBK-500 ZAB-2.5SM incendiary cluster bombs being loaded onto Russian airplanes. After this information was discovered to be inconsistent with official Russian statements, the video was removed. It was later reinstated. An editorial note below

2632-528: The southwest [of Russia]" and "also deployed a 'self-sufficient' contingent of troops in Crimea ", adding "Since 2013 ... we have formed four divisions, nine brigades and 22 regiments. They include two missile brigades armed with Iskander missile complexes, which has allowed to boost fire power to destroy the potential adversary." In July 2018 Shoigu warned that the Poroshenko administration of Ukraine

2688-495: The subsonic 400 km (250 mi; 220 nmi)-range YJ-62 with shore batteries. Related development Comparable missiles 3M-54 Klub 3M54E (export anti-ship version): 220 km 3M54E1/3M14E (export anti-ship version): 300 km 3M54K/3M54T: 660 km (domestic anti-ship version, estimate) The Novator Kalibr (Калибр, caliber ), also referred to as 3M54-1 Kalibr , 3M14 Biryuza (Бирюза, turquoise ), ( NATO reporting name SS-N-27 Sizzler and SS-N-30A )

2744-435: The supersonic variants. The missile can carry a warhead weighing up to 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) of explosive or a thermonuclear warhead . The missile is a modular system with five versions: two anti-shipping types, one for land attack and two anti-submarine types. The missile is designed to share common parts between the surface and submarine-launched variants but each missile consists of different components, for example,

2800-459: The video made no mention of the weapon, saying a frame in the video has caused "concern for personnel safety" because of a pilot's close-up. "Upon re-evaluation it was deemed that the frame did not pose any risks; it had since been restored and the video is up in its original cut", the RT statement said. On 11 December 2017, days after declaring Syria had been "completely liberated" from ISIL and with

2856-471: Was appointed Minister of Defence by Putin, succeeding Anatoly Serdyukov , who had implemented sweeping reforms of the Russian Armed Forces in response to performance in the Russo-Georgian War . According to expert Sergey Smirnov, the so called "Petersburg group" of siloviki ( Sergei Ivanov , Sergey Chemezov and Viktor Ivanov ) had wanted one of its associates to succeed Serdyukov, but Putin

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2912-460: Was inadvertently downed by a Syrian S-200 surface-to-air missile. Russia's defence minister the following day blamed Israel's military for the accident and re-affirmed its stance in a minute-by-minute report presented on 23 September. Early on 20 September, Russia's government-run news agency reported Russia had announced multiple areas of eastern Mediterranean ″near Syria, Lebanon, and Cyprus" shut for air and sea traffic until 26 September, due to

2968-723: Was not fulfilling the Minsk agreements which were signed in order to end the war in Donbas . On 30 September 2015, Russia began a military operation in Syria . The operation was carried out by the Russian Aerospace Forces , with the support of the Russian Navy and Bashar al-Assad 's Syrian Armed Forces . On 16 December 2015, speaking to the members of the State Duma behind closed doors, Shoigu mentioned

3024-539: Was planning to sign agreements with Vietnam , Cuba , Venezuela , Nicaragua , the Seychelles , Singapore , and several other countries either to house permanent military bases and/or to house airplane refueling stations in those countries. Over the next year, only an agreement with Vietnam was effectively signed. From early 2013 the Shoigu ministry made use of snap exercises as a means to ensure combat readiness of

3080-502: Was recorded as saying that "Russia doesn't consider Ukraine as threat", while he expressed the hope that the situation in Ukraine would ultimately change and the "nationalist mayhem" would be stopped. Shoigu said that the Ukrainians "are not just our neighbors, we are a single people". On 11 February 2022, Shoigu met UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace . Shoigu denied that Russia was planning an invasion of Ukraine . Wallace agreed at

3136-489: Was reluctant to strengthen the clan and opted for the neutral Shoigu. As defence minister, Shoigu on multiple occasions accompanied Putin during weekend breaks that the pair would spend at undisclosed locations in the Siberian countryside. Serdyukov was unpopular with senior military leaders and seen by them as a civilian with no military background, something that Shoigu attempted to address by symbolically tying himself to

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