Putin hails Russia's test launch of a new ballistic missile and calls it the world's most powerful
The test clears the way for the first Sarmat-armed regiment to be deployed by the end of 2026, Russian military officials said.
- On Tuesday, Russia successfully tested the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, with Colonel General Sergei Karakayev reporting to President Vladimir Putin that mission objectives were achieved.
- Referred to as "Satan II" by Western analysts, the Sarmat is the first ICBM produced in post-Soviet Russia classed as "super heavy." Putin first unveiled the missile in 2018, claiming near-unlimited range.
- Putin claimed, "This is the most powerful missile system in the world," noting the Sarmat carries a warhead four times more powerful than Western equivalents with operational range exceeding 21,748 miles.
- Colonel General Karakayev reported the test clears the way to station the first Sarmat-armed regiment at the Uzhur unit in Krasnoyarsk by the end of 2026, following the missile plant CEO's recent arrest.
- The test occurred months after the New START agreement expired in February, releasing Russia and the United States from atomic arsenal restrictions, though no immediate signs of treaty renewal emerged despite reestablished military dialogue.
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Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end. Putin said that the nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of...
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