High-resolution satellite images of the launch pad at Russia's Plesetsk test site, where the RS-28 Sarmat ballistic missile exploded shows extensive damage.

Vladimir Putin has been left humiliated after his prized Satan-2 missile exploded at a testing facility. Russia 's only suitable missile testing site was destroyed as a result, handing a major setback to Moscow's development of the hypersonic warhead.

As reported by the Defense Romania portal, citing publications in Russian media, the Russian Federation conducted a test launch of the RS-28 "Satan" intercontinental ballistic missile around September 21,

The fourth attempt to launch Russia's Satan 2 nuclear missile has also ended in failure. Satellite images showed an enormr crater at the site where the launch had taken place. The rocket exploded, completely destroying the launch site.

Russia’s plans for their ‘doomsday’ hypersonic missiles have been delayed for years after the Satan-2 missile exploded during a test launch. ‌The huge detonation destroyed Russia’s only site suitable for testing the doomsday hypersonic rocket,