The Russians are preparing to launch mass production of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles with a range of 18,000 kilometres, which can carry a nuclear warhead with a yield of 7.5 megatons

Russia is preparing to launch mass production of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles. This was recently announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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According to the head of the Kremlin, Russian specialists should complete administrative and bureaucratic procedures and put the missiles on combat duty. This should be done in the near future.

What is curious in this story is that about a month and a half ago the Russians officially announced that the intercontinental ballistic missiles had been put on combat duty. As we can see, we see some of the officials are lying again.

During his recent speech, Putin also announced that all work on the RS-28 Sarmat has been completed. Now the defence industrial sector is preparing to move to mass production of these missiles.

Officially, Russia says that the RS-28 can deliver a nuclear warhead anywhere in the world. The power of the nuclear charge is 7.5 megatons. The range reaches 18,000 kilometres. It is difficult to say how much these figures correspond to reality.