MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, praising the &ldquo;unique&rdquo; nuclear-capable weapon with a range of up to 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles). &ldquo;The decisive tests are now complete,&rdquo; Putin, who is waging an offensive in neighboring Ukraine, said in a video released by the Kremlin during a meeting with military officials. He ordered the preparation of &ldquo;infrastructure to put this weapon into service in the Russian armed forces.&rdquo; Putin called the missile a &ldquo;unique creation that no one else in the world possesses,&rdquo; adding that the Burevestnik has &ldquo;unlimited range.&rdquo; During the last test on Oct. 21, the missile spent &ldquo;about 15 hours&rdquo; flying 14,000 km, said Russia&rsquo;s military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov, adding that this was not the upper limit for the weapon. &ldquo;The technical characteristics of the Burevestnik allow it to be used with guaranteed precision against highly protected sites located at any distance,&rdquo; he said.Putin announced the Russian military&rsquo;s development of the missile in 2018.

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society in Moscow on October 23, 2025. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, praising the “unique” nuclear-capable weapon with a range of up to 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles).

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Putin says Russia successfully tested new nuclear-capable cruise missile

Putin says Russia successfully tested new nuclear-capable cruise missile