A missile is reported to have exploded in its launch silo, leaving a massive crater and causing significant damage to the test site.

A Sarmat ICBM missile exploded during a test in Plesetsk, Russia, the OSINT project MeNMyRC has reported, publishing satellite images (ICBM stands for intercontinental ballistic missile - ed.) Source: Russian news agency Agenstvo.

A Russian test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), known as Satan II in NATO terminology, has reportedly ended in a catastrophic failure. Ukrainian sources report that satellite imagery from the Plesetsk launch site in northwestern Russia shows significant damage,

I would like to thank [OSINT analyst] MT_Anderson for providing this image from Planet Labs and allowing me to publish it with comments. As can be easily seen, the RS-28 Sarmat test ended in complete failure,