The report states that the intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test site in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that the goal of the test was to verify modern combat equipment designed for international ballistic missiles.”This launch was able to test the precision of the design and technical techniques used for the creation of new strategic missile systems” The ministry said.RIA Novosti reported that the missile’s test warhead smashed into a simulation object at a testing site located in Kazakhstan.