Russia's Sarmat ICBM System Has 35,000 km Range, Says Putin

MOSCOW, May 12. /TASS/. The range of Russia’s Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system is a staggering 35,000 km, President Vladimir Putin has said. "The missile can move not only on a ballistic but also on a suborbital trajectory, which allows for a range of over 35,000 km while doubling its accuracy and the ability to penetrate all existing and future missile defense systems," Putin noted. The president emphasized that this is "the most powerful package system in the world, equal in power to the Soviet-era Voyevoda missile system in our arsenal." "The total yield of the delivered warhead is more than four times greater than that of any existing, most powerful Western equivalent," the Russian head of state added.