Strategic Rocket Forces
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- Dec 31, 202650% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
First Sarmat ICBM Regiment Due on Combat Duty at Uzhur
- After the 12 May 2026 test, Strategic Missile Forces commander Sergei Karakayev said the first Sarmat regiment would be placed on combat duty in the Uzhur formation, Krasnoyarsk Territory, by the end of the year[1]
- Putin confirmed: 'The Sarmat will indeed be placed on combat duty at the end of the current year'[1][3]
- The 302nd Missile Regiment at Uzhur had been disarmed of its old RS-20V missiles and its silos were being upgraded for Sarmat by March 2026[2]
- Development began in 2011 and service entry was first expected in 2018-2020[2]
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- [1]50%themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/12/russia-slates-sarmat-icbm-deployment-for-late-2026-a92739themoscowtimes.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2026 ✓· 39% of score
Moscow Times, 12 May 2026: Karakayev said the test 'clears the way for Russia's Strategic Missile Forces to station the first Sarmat-armed regiment at its Uzhur unit in the Krasnoyarsk region by the end of 2026'; the pin takes 31 December 2026.
- [2]72%RS-28 Sarmaten.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 39% of score
Says service entry was originally expected in 2018-2020, that the 302nd Missile Regiment at Uzhur was the first to begin converting and by March 2026 had been disarmed while its infrastructure was upgraded for the RS-28, and that the missile had not entered service as of 2026.[1]
- [3]95%Statement by the President on the successful test launch of Sarmat missileen.kremlin.ru· Published May 12, 2026· 23% of score
The Kremlin readout of the 12 May 2026 Sarmat test report, where Karakayev and Putin give the end-of-year combat-duty target.
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