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A pilot batch of the unguided 80mm aircraft missile Oskol has been tested in Ukraine.

"The RS-80 Oskol missile is our own product, completely developed and manufactured in Ukraine, including all its components," Ukrainian Military TV's Oleksandr Shtupun wrote on Facebook August 20.

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The brigade of Chernihiv-based State Research Institute for Testing and Certification of Arms and Military Equipment conducted live fire tests, employing a Mi-8 type helicopter.

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As reported, nearly 300 RS-80 Oskol missiles have been tested.

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The three-day testing confirmed major tactical and technical characteristics of the aircraft missiles and possibility of their use on Mi-8 helicopters.

As UNIAN reported earlier, upgraded T-64BV tanks were showcased at the rehearsal of Ukraine's Independence Day military parade in Kyiv.