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The Russian Defence Ministry announced it successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday. Dubbed the RS-28 Sarmat, it is often nicknamed "The Satan".  It

was one of the six new Russian strategic weapons first unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018. Putin was shown on TV being briefed by the military that the missile had been

launched from Plesetsk in the country's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east. He said: "The new complex has the highest tactical and technical

characteristics and is capable of overcoming all modern means of anti-missile defence. It has no analogues in the world and won't have for a long time to come "This truly unique

weapon will strengthen the combat potential of our armed forces, reliably ensure Russia's security from external threats and provide food for thought for those who, in the heat of

frenzied aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country." It was the first launch of a series of tests. After being put through its paces, the weapon is expected to go into service

with the Strategic Missile Forces. "Sarmat" is a strategic missile system with a heavy-class liquid-propellant ICBM, the weight of one such missile exceeds 200 tonnes. The

terrifying weapon is 35.3 metres long and three metres in diameter referred to as a heavy ICBM capable of carrying a 10-ton payload. According to Russian state media, the Sarmat can carry up

to 10 large warheads and 16 smaller ones. READ MORE: UK SCIENTISTS ANALYSE SECRETS OF PUTIN'S PRIZED FIGHTER JET But worryingly, the test comes at a time when tensions are soaring over

the Ukraine war.  On Monday, four Russian rockets blasted into Ukraine's western city of Lviv, killing seven people and injuring at least 11. Three of those rockets smashed into

military infrastructure, with the fourth missing its target. Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi accused Putin of genocide.  He said: “What we see today is genocide. It’s a deliberate action by the

aggressor to kill peaceful civilians. All our cities and villages are in the same situation.”