Russian space chief has issued a devastating Satan-2 hypersonic missile threat to NATO countries following a cancelled trip to Serbia.
It comes after foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was left outraged after Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro shut off their airspace and blocked his aircraft.
The move has infuriated the Kremlin and sparked a daunting warning from the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, who said the three NATO countries wouldn't be able to block the Sarmat missile.
He took to Twitter and said: "Do you know what is so good about Sarmat [ballistic missile]?"It will not ask for a flying permit from Bulgarian cowards, vindictive Romanians and Montenegrins - who betrayed our joint history."He added that the same would apply to Sweden as the country is expected to join the organisation.But not everyone took his threat seriously, with some users flocking to Twitter to mock his outspoken tweets.One person said: "Judging by your army performance, a missile aimed at Bulgaria will fall somewhere by Irkutsk [in Siberia]," said one response.
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