MOSCOW: The chief of the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced on Friday that Russia deployed a new of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for combat duty.
Russian press quoted Yuri Borisov as saying that the ICBM system known as Sarmat has been put into “combat duty.” Sarmat missile is capable of carrying 10 nuclear warheads, local media reported. However, the official news agency of Russia did not provide more information about the new system.
Russia Deploys ICBM for Combat Duty
AP reported that the Sarmat is one of several advanced arms whose development Russian President Putin announced in 2018. The missile is intended to replace the R-36 ICBMs, AP maintained.
In 2022, around 60 days after sending forces into Ukraine, President Putin said the Sarmat would “consistently ensure the security and safety of Russia from external pressures and make those who, in the heat of hostile rhetoric, try to threaten our nation, think two times,”.
Moscow tested one of its Sarmat warheads during a trip to Ukraine by US President Biden in February 2023.
