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

Russia's test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile was a failure as the missile detonated in the silo leaving a huge crater and destroying the test site. — Ukrinform.

Open-source intelligence project MeNMyRC reported on Sept. 19 that a test launch of Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat Super-Heavy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) resulted in failure at the launch site in Plesetsk,

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,

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.

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,