Russia has successfully tested its its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, adding that they will work towards deploying the weapon.

CNN quoted Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces, as saying that the weapon remained airborne for about 15 hours and covered a distance of around 14,000 kilometres.

He further said that the missile demonstrated “its high capabilities in evading anti-missile and anti-aircraft defences."

Later, Putin said: “We need to determine the possible ways of using it and start preparing the infrastructure for deploying this weapon. He added that it’s a product “no one else in the world has".

According to CNN, the overnight attack Saturday killed at least four people in Ukraine, prompting

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