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

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.

- 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.

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

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.

With unlimited range and near-absolute stealth, the Burevestnik 9M730 missile not only changes the game in the arms race but also poses a major challenge to modern air defense systems in the world.

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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a successful test of the Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater submarine — a weapon he says “significantly surpasses” even Russia’s advanced Sarmat ICBM. The Poseidon (also known under the project name Status-6/Kanyon) is an autonomous,