A salvo of 16 Sineva intercontinental ballistic missiles could wipe an entire nation off the map, according to retired Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin. The military expert commented on Russia’s scheduled strategic nuclear forces exercise held on October 22.

Dandykin highlighted that both the Yars and Sineva missiles possess immense destructive capability. The Yars, he noted, carries a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle-each warhead capable of obliterating a large city or destroying a military installation.

The Sineva, meanwhile, is described as a time-tested intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with several warheads, each with a yield of up to 100 kilotons. It remains in service aboard Russia’s third-generation Project 667BDRM Delfin-class submarines. One such vessel, the Bryansk, carries 16 Sineva missiles-an arsenal, Dandykin emphasized, powerful enough to devastate an entire country.

The expert also pointed out that the latest strategic nuclear training served as a warning to those attempting to destabilize the situation or interfere with the planned high-level Russian-American talks in Hungary. He suggested that the display of strength was primarily aimed at the Kiev government and several European Union nations where anti-Russian rhetoric has intensified.

According to Dandykin, the exercise should be read as a signal to political forces in Kiev, Poland, and other EU countries seeking to escalate tensions or disrupt the upcoming meeting between the Russian and U.S. presidents in Budapest. He underscored that Russia remains determined and ready to act decisively against any perceived threats.

Earlier on October 22, President Vladimir Putin oversaw the strategic nuclear forces drill, which involved land-based, sea-based, and air components. The Yars missile was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, while the Sineva was fired from the Barents Sea.