Russia to deploy Sarmat ballistic missile system by year end: Putin

STORY: Russia to deploy Sarmat ballistic missile system by year end: Putin DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Putin speaking to military academy graduates 2. pic of Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov 3. pic of weapon 4. various of Kaliningrad region 5. various of Ukrainian military 6. various of Moscow STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the country's first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system would enter combat duty by the end of the year. During his meeting with military academy graduates, Putin said that "We will continue to develop and strengthen our armed forces, taking into account potential military threats and risks." Meanwhile, Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday that his country has received 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000s from Germany. Reznikov wrote on Facebook that "German Panzerhaubitze 2000s with trained Ukrainian crews have