Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the test of the unlimited range cruise missile "Haiyan" equipped with a nuclear-powered device has been completed.Putin said the missile in the test to fly a distance of up to 14,000 kilometers in order to enter the real war still needs to be done a lot of work, "the cruise missile equipped with a nuclear-powered device is the unique product in the world, no other country."

Some analysts believe that Russia's choice to test missiles at this time is to send a signal to Western countries, especially US President Trump: Russia will not succumb to Western pressure on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the Russian President, said that the United States has received information about Russia's successful test launch of the "Haiyan" nuclear-powered cruise missile.

According to Xinhua Agency, U.S. President Trump said on the 27th that Russia's recent test-firing of the Haiyan nuclear-powered cruise missile was "inappropriate." "A war that should have ended in a week is now soon entering its fourth year." Trump, who is visiting Asia, told the accompanying media when talking about the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the U.S. presidential plane Air Force One that Russia should let the Russia-Ukraine conflict end instead of test-firing missiles.

Russia says Haiyan can evade almost all defenses

Can attack the United States from anywhere in Russia

According to reports, General Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Glazimov, to Putin on October 26 that in the "Haiyan" missile test conducted on October 21, the missile flew a range of 14,000 kilometers and flew 15 hours in the air, which is not its limit.

On October 26, 2025, Russian and Russian President Vladimir Putin visited one of the commandos of the Joint Forces Cluster of the Russian Armed Forces and met with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Glazimov and various cluster commanders to hear reports on the situation on the frontline.

Putin said on Monday that Russian experts had told themselves that the weapon was almost unlikely to be built, "but now it has completed critical tests," he also told Glasimov that it is necessary to determine the classification of the weapon, "and to begin to prepare the infrastructure for the deployment of the "Haiyan" missiles in the Russian armed forces."

In fact, Putin first disclosed the missile project in March 2018 and said the missile would circumvent the U.S. missile defense system. Since then, the "Haiyan" missile has become a hot topic in the global defense field. It is that "Haiyan" uses a small nuclear reactor to propel it, which also makes its range longer and longer. Russian military magazine previous data showed that "Haiyan"'s theoretical range ranges from 10,000 to 20,000 kilometers, which means that no matter where the missile is deployed in Russia, it can hit a target in the U.S. mainland. The report also said that the missile can fly at a height of 50 to 100 meters from the ground, which also makes it harder to be intercepted by the defense system.

¡ø Putin announced that "Haiyan" has completed testing

The U.S. non-governmental organization "Nuclear Threat Initiative" stated in a 2019 report that this missile may stay in the air for several days. During actual combat, the "Haiyan" can carry a megaton-equivalent nuclear warhead around the earth. Fly and drop the warhead to the designated location. The U.S. Air Force's National Aerospace Intelligence Center stated in a 2020 report that if the Petrel is successfully put into use, it will become Moscow's "unique weapon with intercontinental range."

However, some Western experts believe that since the Haiyan missile can only fly at subsonic speeds, it is likely to be detected. In addition, the longer the flight time, the higher the risk of exposure. Russian military expert Alexei Leonkov explained this in 2019 that the main role of Haiyan is not to "play the vanguard", but to wait for Russia to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile before attacking enemy command posts or military bases, etc. "The role of 'Haiyan' is to give a final fatal blow to the hostile country and 'step it back to the Stone Age'." Alexei analyzed.

As for the deployment site of the missile, two American researchers said in 2024 that the deployment site may be 475 kilometers north of Moscow.

Will it affect the US "Golden Dome" missile defense system?

Russia sends a tough signal to the US: it has the ability to fight back

When the United States was exposed to providing intelligence to Ukraine's long-range attack on Russian energy facilities, and Trump also threatened Russia's ceasefire by "providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine", Russia sent a tough signal to the United States: On the issue of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia will not succumb to Western pressure. If attacked, Russia has the ability to achieve a counterattack if it wishes.

According to reports, Dmitriev also said: "We are in the United States and have been negotiating with representatives of the US government for three consecutive days. We have very clearly conveyed President Putin's position that only constructive and respectful dialogue can achieve results. Any attempt to exert pressure on Russia is meaningless."

¡ø On May 20, 2025 local time, US President Trump released the development plan of the missile defense system called "Golden Dome" at the White House. According to IC photo

Some analysts said that since the White House announced that it would build the "Golden Dome" missile defense system, the "Haiyan" missile has become more important to Russia. According to reports, former U.S. Army officer Stanislav Krapivnik said that the "Haiyan" missile is a game-changing weapon, which will definitely have a huge impact on the U.S. "Golden Dome" missile defense system plan. "Usually, radar systems and defense systems against ballistic missiles are set according to ballistic trajectories from countries that may launch missiles at the United States to the United States. They generally do not need to cover the entire United States. The emergence of Haiyan missiles means that these defense systems may need to cover the entire United States, which will greatly raise costs." Krapivnik analyzed.

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