
On May 12, 2026, Russia successfully test-fired its long-delayed RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. President Vladimir Putin declared the silo-based weapon — nicknamed 'Satan 2' by Western analysts — the most powerful missile in the world and confirmed that the first regiment will enter combat duty in Krasnoyarsk by the end of 2026.
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