Dmitry Medvedev in Orenburg Oblast 26 September 2008-7

Donguz test site (russian: Донгузский полигон, full name: russian: Испытательный Полигон Федерального бюджетного учреждения 3-го центрального научно-исследовательского института Министерства обороны Российской Федерации , formerly known as Научно-испытательный полигон ПВО МО РФ, в/ч 33157,Научно-Испытательный Зенитно-Артиллерийский Полигон — НИЗАП) is a military

proving ground A proving ground (US) is an installation or reservation in which technology such as weapons, military tactics and automobile prototypes are experimented with or tested. Proving grounds can be operated by government bodies or civilian industries. ...

in Orenburg Oblast,

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. Site administration and main living quarters are in the settlement of Pervomaysky. The site occupies about 121,000 hectares of steppe, making it the largest in Orenburg Oblast."Некоторые сведения о степных полигонах в Оренбургской области"
(retrieved February 17, 2013) Due to the specific utilization of this steppe area (Donguz Steppe), it is the last in Europe remaining

virgin land A frontier is the political and geographical area near or beyond a boundary. A frontier can also be referred to as a "front". The term came from French in the 15th century, with the meaning "borderland"—the region of a country that fronts o ...

with representative flora and fauna.

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Orenburg Oblast Proving grounds Military installations of Russia Military installations of the Soviet Union {{russia-geo-stub