"Exploded in the mine": Reported unsuccessful test launch of RS-28 "Sarmat"
The test launch of the Russian RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile was probably unsuccessful. The missile, as сообщают Russian military analysts, exploded right in the mine, causing damage to the Plesetsk test site in the Arkhangelsk region.
Satellite images published online show a huge crater formed as a result of the missile explosion. In addition, the FIRMS fire monitoring system recorded a serious fire in the Plesetsk area. In all likelihood, specialists will now need a lot of time to restore the test site infrastructure.
It is worth noting that experts, analyzing what happened, are not inclined to sprinkle ashes on their heads, emphasizing that at present only the latest Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is being tested. They are necessary in order to eliminate all existing defects.
Let us recall that the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM is positioned by its developers as a missile that cannot be intercepted. Experts explain this by the reduction of the active section of the flight trajectory.
Let us add that the first full-fledged launch of the Sarmat was carried out from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in April 2022. It went according to plan. The training combat units then safely arrived at the Kura test site in Kamchatka, and the calculated characteristics of the rocket were confirmed at all stages of the flight.
The Sarmat ICBM is a development of the V. P. Makeyev State Rocket Center. Experts claim that it has the ability to deliver a multiple warhead weighing up to 10 tons to any point in the world.
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