Russia missile test: Putin launches four intercontinental ballistic missiles

MOSCOW has tested four ballistic missiles in a powerful display in the second such exercise in the space of just a month.

Russia has test fired four Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missiles. Picture: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

RUSSIA has once again flexed its military might after launching four powerful ballistic missiles as part of a successful training exercise.

It is the second such display in the space of a month.

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation confirmed the military fired three intercontinental-range ballistic missiles from submarines and another from a transporter erector launcher as part of the drill.

A statement by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation said a missile was launched from a road-mobile transporter erector launcher around 800 kilometres north of Moscow.

“A squad of the Strategic Missile Force fired a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from Plesetsk towards the Kura test range in Kamchatka,” the statement said.

Three others were launched from the sea, Moscow confirmed.

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“A nuclear submarine of the Pacific Fleet carried out a salvo launch of two ballistic missiles from the Sea of Okhotsk towards the Chizha testing range in the Arkhangelsk region.

“A nuclear submarine of the North Fleet fired a ballistic missile from the Barents Sea towards Kura.”

Supersonic Tupolev-160, Tupolev-85MS and Tupolev-22MZ strategic bombers were also involved in the drills with all missiles hitting their targets, the MoD said.

Last month Moscow launched other missiles as part of a separate drill.

The Russian military test-fired its RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar launch facility in south-western Russia.

Moscow said its practice warhead successfully hit a designated target at the Sary-Shagan firing range in Kazakhstan, an ex-Soviet neighbour with which it shares close economic and military ties.