On 1 December 2025 Russia issued a series of NOTAM notifications that indicated an upcoming ICBM launch from Plesetsk to Kura during the 3-7 December 2025 window. The missile to be tested was certain to be Yars (or some of its modifications, like Sirena-M command missile). However, as Thord Ave Iversen noted, the NOTAMs were cancelled on 2 December 2025. This suggests that the test launch was cancelled or postponed.

The most recent launch of the Yars missile took place during the strategic exercise in October 2025. This may indicate that the planned launch was a development test rather than a test to confirm the reliability of the missile.