Putin hails Russia’s test launch of ‘most powerful missile in the world’
Key takeaways
- Russian leader says the nuclear-capable Sarmat missile will enter combat service at the end of the year.
- State television broadcast footage of Sergei Karakayev, commander of Russia’s strategic missile forces, reporting to Putin on what Moscow described as a successful launch on Tuesday.
- Putin said that the Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of the year.
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Russian leader says the nuclear-capable Sarmat missile will enter combat service at the end of the year.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakayev, via videolink at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 12, 2026 [Mikhail Metzel/Pool via Reuters]By AFP, AP and Reuters Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, with President Vladimir Putin describing the nuclear-capable Sarmat weapon as the world’s “most powerful” missile.
State television broadcast footage of Sergei Karakayev, commander of Russia’s strategic missile forces, reporting to Putin on what Moscow described as a successful launch on Tuesday.