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Russia successfully tests intercontinental ballistic missile during exercises

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MOSCOW: Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its military successfully test-fired a solid-fuel, mobile intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region during military exercises.

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces deployed a mobile launcher battery at a remote location before launching the missile toward the Kura test site on the Kamchatka Peninsula, more than 6,700 kilometers away in Russia’s Far East.

The military said the main objective of the test was to verify the missile system’s tactical, technical and flight characteristics. The Defense Ministry said all designated objectives were achieved and the missile maintained an accurate flight path to its target without any reported issues.

The ministry did not identify the specific missile used in the test. However, reports said Russia’s missile forces had previously conducted a test of the RS-24 Yars missile system during exercises in mid-May.

The latest test comes less than a week after unverified reports claimed that Ukrainian drones had attempted to target Plesetsk, Russia’s only military spaceport.

Russia successfully tests new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile

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MOSCOW: Russia has successfully conducted a test of its new RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to foreign media reports.

Russian Strategic Missile Forces Commander Sergei Karakayev briefed President Vladimir Putin on the successful launch on Tuesday.

President Putin said Russia plans to formally place the Sarmat missile into military service by the end of this year.

Describing Sarmat as “the world’s most powerful” nuclear-capable missile, Putin said it is capable of striking targets thousands of miles away in the United States and Europe.

In televised remarks, he claimed the missile’s warhead capacity is four times greater than that of comparable Western systems and said its range exceeds 35,000 kilometers.

Putin also asserted that the Sarmat missile can evade all existing and future missile defense systems.

Commander Karakayev said the deployment of launchers equipped with the Sarmat missile system will significantly enhance Russia’s combat readiness and strengthen its strategic deterrence capabilities.