"To Washington"? A Sarmat missile test in the Arkhangelsk region ended in failure.

The latest test of the RS-28 Sarmat did not end very successfully, пишет MeNMyRC researcher with links to FIRMS data and Photos Planet Labs.

According to the researcher, the missile exploded in the silo, leaving a huge crater and destroying the test site. Specified, that the Sarmat is a liquid-fueled rocket, so this accident could have occurred separately from the actual launch.

Military Informant Channel adds, that a serious fire was also registered in the area of ​​the explosion by the FIRMS fire monitoring system.

This is already the fourth unsuccessful attempt to test the "combat" heavy ICBM "Sarmat".