Russia carries out test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile

ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA - APRIL 12: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab captured from the video shows a test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kapustin Yar training ground in Russia's southern Astrakhan region near the Caspian Sea, where the missile was launched from a movable ground missile launch vehicle, the Defense Ministry said in a statement in Astrakhan, Russia on April 12, 2024. According to the ministry, 'the launch tasks have been completed in full.'The test took place as the Russia-Ukraine war is into its third year, with the fear of the use of nuclear weapons occasionally being raised as in issue. (Photo by Russian Defense Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)