An echelon with the Tochka-U tactical missile system of the Russian military was spotted in the Zaporizhzhia region.

RIA Melitopol published photos depicting the system transportation.

The Russian military deployed the missile system to the Zaporizhzhia region by rail.

A train with the Tochka-U missiles was spotted in the Pryazovske town, which is occupied by Russian military since February 2022.

Urban-type settlement Pryazovske is located in the south of the Zaporizhzhia region, 148 km from Zaporizhzhia. Photos were taken near the Technolux store in Pryazovske.

Russia has been using Tochka-U operational missile systems since the first weeks of the invasion of Ukraine.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia repeatedly tried to reject the use of these missiles.

Recently, it became known that the Russians relocated Tochka-U tactical missile systems from Belarus to Ukraine.

Tochka-U (NATO reporting name is SS-21 Scarab – ed.)

9К79-1 “Tochka-U” missile system is designed to defeat small targets in the depth of the enemy’s defense.

The first two launches of Tochka (NATO reporting name is SS-21 Scarab A) missiles were made in 1971 during trials. Serial production of the missile started in 1973, although the system was officially approved in 1976. The system had a range of 15 to 70 km and its circular error probable is estimated to be about 250 m.

In 1989, a modified 9К79-1 Tochka-U system was adopted. The main difference is its increased range.