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Russian FrankenSAM launcher spotted near Ukrainian border
April 12, 2026
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A ground-based launcher, described as a so-called “FrankenSAM” and armed with R-77 medium-range air-to-air missiles, has been spotted in the Russian city of Oryol, about 100 miles from the Ukrainian border, according to the Ukrainian publication Militarny. Photographs of the launcher show it configured with four R-77 air-to-air missiles, each mounted on aviation-style pylons attached []
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