Following Russia’s confirmed test of its nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile, Washington has begun a partial troop drawdown from NATO’s eastern flank — pulling the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division out of Romania.

President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia had tested its Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile. Here are some key facts about the weapon.

- The 9M730 Bu revestnik, whose name translates as "storm petrel", is a ground-launched, low-flying cruise missile that is not only capable of carrying a nuclear warhead but is also nuclear-powered. NATO refers to it as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall.

Russia has stunned Western leaders by unveiling fresh advancements in its strategic nuclear arsenal this week, publicly testing and promoting the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile - dubbed "Flying Chernobyl" - which can reportedly stay airborne for 15 hours and cross 14,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unveiled the Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead with unlimited range. Analysts warn the weapon could alter global deterrence dynamics and potentially trigger a new Cold War-style nuclear race.

The existence of the 9M730 Burevestnik was first made official in early 2018 as a part of six new strategic weapons, including hypersonic and ballistic

EADaily, October 27th, 2025. Norway has confirmed the tests of the Russian cruise missile of unlimited range "Burevestnik" with a nuclear power plant. This was reported on October 27 by Reuters, citing data from the Norwegian Military Intelligence Service.

Mysteries surround Russian president Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Sunday that his nation had successfully test-flown a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Announced in 2018 as part of a package of new weapons that are meant to overcome U.

As Putin flaunts his nuclear-powered “Burevestnik” missile, Ukraine’s Zelensky is scrambling to rebuild an air force that barely exists. Kyiv’s new “Vision 2035” plan aims to buy over 250 Western jets — from Sweden’s Gripen to France’s Rafale and America’s F-16.