“An air and missile defence unit of the Russian Aerospace Forces has carried out another successful test of a new interceptor missile at the Sary Shagan anti-ballistic missile testing range in Kazakhstan,” the ministry said in a statement.

According to the Russian Defence Ministry's statement, the new missile interceptor successfully accomplished the set task by destroying a simulated target with a required accuracy.

The Defence Ministry previously reported about successful trials of Russia’s new antimissile in February, April and July.