WW3 fears as Putin ‘successfully tests’ deadly Satan-2 nuclear-capable missile | World | News

World War III fears erupted after Russia announced today that it had ‘successfully tested’ its deadly Sarmatian nuclear-capable rocket in a show of force against the West. In the West, the doomsday rocket is known as Satan-2.

Launched from an apocalyptic 208-tonne intercontinental silo, the 15,880mph missile is as tall as a 14-storey tower block. Strategic Missile Forces Commander Sergei Karakayev told Vladimir Putin that the heavy intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] It had been tested successfully. The launch was currently expected but could not take place on the planned dates and the time frame was extended. An openly boastful Putin said today that the Sarmat will carry four times more cargo than its Western counterparts.

It will be able to travel not only in ballistic, but also in suborbital orbit, which will significantly increase its range.

Despite today’s success, this is only the second known successful test of an ill-fated rocket, despite Putin’s boast that it is close to deployment.

The RS-28 Sarmat, the world’s largest missile, has had only one previous successful mission – in April 2022 – and is years behind schedule.

In September 2024, the monster hypersonic missile exploded on the launch pad of the Plesetsk cosmodrome, leaving a 200ft wide crater.

A test launch in November 2025 near Yasny, Orenburg region, where a rocket flipped over and crashed shortly after takeoff, triggering a giant explosion, was reported to be Sarmatian, although there is no official confirmation.

The dictator fired two Russian space agency chiefs who falsely claimed that Satan-2 was ready to be deployed to replace the R-36M2 Voevoda.

The head of the defense facility producing Sarmat was detained last month.

Alexander Gavrilov, 55, is being held in Siberia on mysterious “embezzlement” charges, according to Russian state media.

The rocket was designed to hit the West after flying over the North or South poles.

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