Russian Cruise Missile Malfunctions During Test And Smashes Into Apartment Block

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RT: Russian cruise missile falls in residential area in failed test-firing

A cruise missile launched in the northern Arkhangelsk region malfunctioned during a test flight and fell into a residential area. No casualties have been reported.

The misdirected missile was being tested by NPO Mashinostroyeniya (Research and Production Union of Machine-building), a major Russian rocket design and production company, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday, December 15, according to TASS.

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