The Air and Space Defense Forces conducted a test of the new interceptor of the Moscow missile defense system at the Sary-Shagan test site. According to a VKS representative, "the new interceptor fully confirmed its technical characteristics in a series of tests and the combat crews successfully completed the mission by hitting the notional target with required accuracy." The test appears to have taken place on 1 December 2022.

Previous test of a missile defense interceptor took place in September 2021.