[D66] Ukraine-oorlog: Rusland zet Sarmat-kernraket op scherp

[Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks]

Bron:   Ukainska Pravda
Datum:  1 september 2023
Auteur: Stanislav Pohorilov
URL:    https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/1/7418036/


Russians claim they put Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system
on combat duty
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Yury Borisov, head of Russian Roscosmos, claimed that the Sarmat 
strategic missile system was put on combat duty. Russian dictator 
Vladimir Putin announced its deployment on 23 February 2023.

Source: Russian Kremlin-aligned news agency Interfax; Latvian-based 
Russian media outlet Meduza

Details: The Russian Ministry of Defence announced the first successful 
tests of Sarmat in April 2022. However, on 20 February 2023, when US 
President Joe Biden visited Kyiv, the Russians conducted an unsuccessful 
test of the Sarmat missile.

Sarmat is a Russian strategic missile system with an intercontinental 
ballistic missile. The Russians are convinced, that due to its 
characteristics, it is able to overcome all modern missile defence 
systems and is considered to be the weapon with the largest range in the 
world.

According to official Russian data, the Sarmat missile has a range of 
more than 11,000 kilometres and can carry a warhead weighing 100 tonnes.

Background: In June 2023, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, during his 
meeting with military graduates, once again resorted to threats of 
putting new Sarmat launchers with a new super-heavy intercontinental 
ballistic missile (ICBM) on combat duty. He also assured that plans to 
increase the capacity of all components of the Russian armed forces 
would be fully implemented.

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