Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this year the launchers of the Sarmat missile system, called “Satan” in the United States, should take on combat duty. The Russian leader expressed this in a speech to mark the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland. Objection text officially published Web site Kremlin.
“The first launchers of the Sarmat missile system undertake combat duty,” said the President.
The Russian president noted that the facility will be equipped with a new heavy missile. In the USA, the Sarmat RS-28 is called “Devil” in connection with its ability to hit a target anywhere in the world.
Vladimir Putin congratulated Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day to veterans of the Great Patriotic War and to those who participated in the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The President emphasized that the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland is a national holiday that symbolizes the heroic history of the Russian fleet and army and the unbreakable bond between the defenders of the fatherland.