The launch of the Sineva ICBM was carried out as part of the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces
MOSCOW, February 19. /tass/. The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the launch of the Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which was carried out from an underwater position by the K-18 Karelia nuclear missile submarine of the Northern Fleet from the Barents Sea through the Kamchatka Kura test site.
The launch of the Sineva ICBM was carried out as part of the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces.
The first shots show how the K-18 Karelia missile carrier is moving into the area of missile firing. The weather is rapidly deteriorating, the sea excitement reaches five to six points. The commander of the cruiser announces a combat alert and a missile attack to the crew. Despite the poor visibility, the footage shows how the rocket from under the water column vertically rushes upwards.
The R-29RMU2 "Sineva" is a Russian three-stage liquid-propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile of the third generation with a sequential arrangement of stages. It is used in the D-9RMU2 missile systems deployed on the 667BDRM Dolphin project strategic submarines. The head unit can be equipped with four high-speed small-sized unguided combat units with a capacity of 500 kt each. The maximum range depends on the thrown weight and is capable of exceeding 11 thousand km.
