Vladimir Putin has issued a new warning to the West with the suspected test of an experimental nuclear-capable missile.
Putin Warns the West
Footage shows the mystery intercontinental ballistic launch from the Kapustin Yar test range in the Astrakhan region.
Dwellers in Orenburg, Astrakhan and Volgograd described seeing a ‘strange object’ moving through the sky with some describing it as a ‘space jellyfish’ as they unusual white traces in the sky.
Some locals captured videos of the missile which have gone viral on social media.
The launch was carried out as part of a state testing programme of future missile systems, and those in service, at a time of high tension between Russia and the West over Ukraine.
‘The launch objectives were completed in full,’ said the ministry, without giving more detail.
A launch on the same day one year ago was believed to be a test of a new version of Putin’s Topol range – known for now as Topol-ME.
