Russia Putin praises frontline successes and long-range nuclear missile
During a meeting with the Russian General Staff at a command center in an undisclosed location, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin emphasized the military strength of the nuclear power. In a video released by the Kremlin, Putin, appearing in uniform, said that the military had achieved numerous successes in the war against Ukraine and that the test of the long-range nuclear missile Burevestnik had been a success.
26.10.2025, 09:41
SDA
Putin was first briefed by Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on the current situation on the front. According to the general, the Ukrainian garrisons in the cities of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region and Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region are encircled. According to him, 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers are affected by the encirclement in each case. This information cannot be confirmed independently. The Ukrainian military portal "Deepstate" has only drawn a semi-circle from north-east to south-west around Pokrovsk, which is considered to be under Russian control. The fighting around the city has been raging for months.
According to the report, the Burevestnik nuclear missile was tested during the most recent maneuver by Russian nuclear forces on October 21. According to Gerasimov, the missile was in the air for 15 hours and covered a distance of 14,000 kilometers. Putin praised the missile as a "unique product that no one else in the world has". He called on the Chief of Staff to create the infrastructure to introduce the new weapon into the armed forces. Putin first mentioned the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile in 2018. Several tests are said to have taken place since then.
