Russian Submarine Successfully Test-Fires Strategic Ballistic Missile

December 12th, 2015

Awake Goy

Russia has test-fired an an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Verkhoturye submarine in a submerged position in the Barents Sea.

In a statement on Saturday the Russian defence ministry said:“Today, the crew of Captain Dmitry Zelikov on the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Verkhoturye (NATO: Delta IV) of the Northern Fleet made a successful launch of the ‘Sineva’ intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a designated area in the Barents Sea”

video by Ruptly TV

The ICBM was directed towards the Kura rocket test range in Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East and was launched from an underwater position.

This was the 27th successful launch of a ballistic missile from the Verkhoturye

Russian vessels armed with Sineva ballistic missiles are among those used by the Russian Navy’s nuclear deterrent forces.

Moscow has been conducting drills, including long-range ballistic and cruise missile launches, from various locations over the past months.