Russia successfully launched the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile from a silo launcher of the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region at 03:12 p.m., the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

“The launch tasks have been completed in full. The design characteristics of the missile have been confirmed at all stages of its flight,” the ministry said.

This is the first launch in the program of Sarmat state tests. After the tests are completed, the Sarmat missile will go into service with the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Defense also said that at the moment, the Uzhur missile formation in the Krasnoyarsk Territory currently prepares for the Sarmat missile to arrive. The new Sarmat missile will replace the Voevoda .


Source:
YouTube/Ministry of Defense

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