Russian politician Vyacheslav Volodin posted on Telegram on Thursday that the flight time of the Sarmat missile to Strasbourg was just 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Volodin is a prominent Russian politician and has been the chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, since 2016.
It has been more than 900 days since the Russia-Ukraine war. Meanwhile, Russia has issued a new warning to Kiev’s allies after the recent announcement of easing sanctions on weapons to Ukraine from Western countries. Russia has said that its Sarmat missile will take only three minutes and 20 seconds to reach America’s allies. In a way, Russia has directly issued a warning of attack on Ukraine’s Western allies.
Russian politician Vyacheslav Volodin posted on Telegram on Thursday that the flight time of the Sarmat missile to Strasbourg is just 3 minutes 20 seconds. Volodin is a prominent Russian politician and has been the chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, since 2016. His comments came in response to a recent demand by the European Parliament to lift the ban on Ukraine’s use of weapons obtained from Western countries on Russian territory and to speed up the supply of weapons to Kiev.
Let us tell you that earlier on Thursday, the European Parliament passed a resolution urging EU member countries to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons systems against Russia. After this, the Russian leader directly warned the Western countries and reminded them of the range of the Sarmat missile up to France. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the range of the Russian Sarmat missile is between 6,214 and 11,184 miles, which puts the French city of Strasbourg within its reach.
Apart from this, Russia has issued this warning when Ukraine is seeking permission from Western countries including the US to use long-range weapons and it is believed that the US and Britain have agreed in principle that Ukraine can use long-range missiles including Storm Shadow against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is going to visit the US in the next few weeks. It is believed that on that visit he can meet US President Joe Biden and get the permission in this matter.
What is Sarmat missile
RS-28 Sarmat is an intercontinental ballistic missile. It is one of the most dangerous nuclear missiles in the world. Russia has deployed it on combat duty in the midst of the Ukraine war. It has been designed by the Russian company Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. Its length is 35.3 meters and diameter is 3 meters. It can carry weapons weighing more than 200 tons. This missile can launch 10 to 15 warheads at a time. Its range is up to 18,000 kilometers.
This missile can carry multiple nuclear bombs weighing 10 tons simultaneously. The launch phase of the Sarmat missile is very short, due to which enemy countries cannot track it with radar or other tracking systems. It is named after nomadic tribes. Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled the Sarmat missile on March 1, 2018. This missile took its first test flight on April 20, 2022. According to Russian media, the Sarmat missile can reportedly carry 10 large weapons, 16 small weapons simultaneously.