Putin announces “Sarmat” missile will enter service by end of 2022

MOSCOW, Jun. 21 (YPA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that the intercontinental ballistic missile ‘Sarmat’ will be ready by the end of 2022.

This came in a speech delivered by Putin during his meeting with graduates of military academies in Moscow.

Putin added that “everyone knows the new conditions that put difficulties and obstacles in front of all sectors of the country, including the Russian army and fleet.”

The first launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile “Sarmat” was carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region on April 20.

The range of combat equipment of Sarmat was expanded, including in terms of the number and types of warheads, including hypersonic maneuvering.

According to experts, the RS-28 Sarmat missile is capable of delivering a divisible nuclear warhead weighing up to 10 tons to anywhere in the world.

YPA