This illustrative image shows a Russian nuclear missile being rolled along Red Square on June 24, 2020, in Moscow. Russia has said that Sarmat missiles, dubbed Satan II, had “assumed combat duty.” ...

A Russian test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), known as Satan II in NATO terminology, has reportedly ended in a catastrophic failure. Ukrainian sources report that ...

The Sarmat missile, also known as the RS-28 Sarmat, is a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile designed to replace the older R-36M (known by NATO as the SS-18 Satan).

This missile, the RS-28 Sarmat (NATO codename: SS-X-29 or SS-X-3, and already unofficially nicknamed “Satan-II”), is designed to be an apex engine of atomic annihilation in the event of a full ...

Russia appears to have suffered a “catastrophic failure” in a test of its Sarmat missile, a key weapon in the modernization of its nuclear arsenal, according to arms experts who have analyzed ...

In satellite imagery released last week, Russia appears to have experienced a setback in testing for its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at a remote launch site roughly 500 miles north ...

Russia is pushing forward with the deployment of its RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, also known as Satan 2, despite facing challenges and setbacks, including failed tests ...

Russia says its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system, also known as Satan II, has been deployed for combat. The White House said Friday it can't confirm the reports.

In this handout photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from Plesetsk in Russia's northwest.

Satellite photos showing a 200-foot-wide crater at a launch site indicate that the Sarmat missile, said by the Kremlin to travel at five times the speed of sound, might not be ready for duty.

Russia said Friday that the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which Moscow claims can deploy 10 or more nuclear warheads, had been put “on combat duty,” according to state media.