Ukraine's nuclear weapons: destruction of the last MLF

October 30, 2001, Mykolaiv region.

In the video: arrival of international observers and military personnel; nuclear missile starters, various plans; explosions at the test site.

The speech is delivered by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Commander of the 43rd Missile Army Volodymyr Mykhtyuk.

Reference: On October 30, 2001, a significant stage of nuclear disarmament took place in Ukraine - the last missile launch facility (MLF) of the RS-22 intercontinental ballistic missile (according to NATO classification - SS-24) was destroyed by an explosion. This step was part of the implementation of Ukraine's international obligations after signing the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, according to which Ukraine renounced nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees.