Russia reportedly fails to launch intercontinental ballistic missile to intimidate Ukraine and NATO as planned

May 19, 2025

Ukrainska Pravda

The Defense Express media outlet has reported that Russia did not launch an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile on the night of 18-19 May, as warned by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

SourceDefense Express

Details: It is noted that if the launch had taken place, it would have been highly likely filmed by locals and made public.

“The Russians would also have been able to observe the missile flying. Given that the main Russian test site for intercontinental missiles is Kura in Kamchatka, this missile would have been visible over a large area of Siberia and the Far East, from Khanty-Mansiysk to Magadan. But no video of it has been published,” the media outlet says.

Why the Russians did not carry out the launch remains unknown.

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