Russia test launches intercontinental ballistic missile amid war VIDEO

The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video of the first launch of the “Sarmat” intercontinental ballistic missile, from which its flight tests began.

According to TASS, the footage was published on the Telegram channel of the military department. They show how the rocket starts from the underground silo and flies in the direction of the target.

The first launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" was carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region on Wednesday. The launch tasks were completed in full, and the design characteristics were also confirmed at all stages of the rocket's flight. Training warheads arrived in a given area at the Kura training ground in Kamchatka.

At the moment, the “Uzhur” missile formation in the Krasnoyarsk Territory is preparing the head missile regiment for re-equipment with a new missile system.