Russia launched a ballistic missile

Russian Defense Ministry published video of training launch a ballistic missile “Sineva” in the Barents Sea. It was performed from the strategic missile submarine “Verkhoturye.” The launch was made from a submerged position. At the appointed time the missile warhead hit the ground at Kamchatka Kura testing area, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to RIA Novosti.

Strategic missile submarine “Verkhoturye” – a modernized ship of the project 667BDRM “Dolphin”. It was built in the Severodvinsk shipyard “Sevmash” in 2012. Currently, the ships of this project, armed with intercontinental missiles “Sineva”, form the basis of the Russian naval forces of nuclear deterrent.