President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that Moscow claims can bypass any defence system, and that the country plans to move forward with its deployment amid the Ukraine war.

While visiting one of the command centers of the Russian joint group of forces, as per the online newspaper The Moscow Times, Putin stated, “It is truly a unique weapon, one that no other country in the world possesses."

How far did the Burevestnik missile travel during its October 21 test; how long was it in flight?

Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia's armed forces, informed Putin that the missile covered 14,000 km (8,700 miles) and remained in flight for roughly

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