Russia: Sarmat "Satan II" MERV Equipped ICBM Put On Combat Duty

The Russian President has made claims that the Sarmat missile system can hit any target on earth and also claimed that the missile system is "invincible".

MOSCOW - The head of Russia's space corporation Roscosmos Yuri Borisov has stated that the country has put the new generation of Sarmat "Satan II" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems into combat duty. 

Sarmat image: Michael, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

State media cited Borisov as saying, “The Sarmat strategic complex has been put on combat duty," during the "Share your knowledge" marathon. 

It was previously assumed that the missile system would be put on combat duty at the end of 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in June of last year that the new generation of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles would be deployed for combat duty "in the near future". 

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported in December of 2022 that the deployment of the Sarmat had begun, and said that the missile system would be ready for service in 2023. 

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