President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (October 29) that Russia had successfully tested a Poseidon nuclear-powered super torpedo that military analysts say is capable of devastating coastal regions by triggering vast radioactive ocean swells.

There are few confirmed details about the Poseidon, named after the ancient Greek god of the sea, but it is essentially a nuclear-capable cross between a torpedo and a drone.

The animated videos shown in 2018 demonstrate a Poseidon torpedo launched from a submarine reaching targets at sea and on the coast.

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ANIMATION (FILE) (KREMLIN.RU - Access all)

1. SUBMARINE FLOATING

2. VARIOUS OF SUBMARINE LAUNCHING TORPEDOES

3. VARIOUS OF TORPEDOES APPROACHING TARGET, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

4. ANIMATED MAP SHOWING TWO TORPEDOES' PATH

5. TORPEDO HITTING SHIP

6. ANIMATED MAP SHOWING SECOND TORPEDO'S PATH

7. TORPEDO HITTING TARGETS ON SHORE

ANIMATION (FILE) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must on-screen courtesy "Russian defence ministry")

8. TORPEDO

9. ANIMATED MAP SHOWING TWO TORPEDOES' PATH

10. VARIOUS OF TORPEDOES APPROACHING TARGET

11. VARIOUS OF SHIPS INCLUDING AIRCRAFT CARRIER

12. TORPEDO APPROACHING

13. AIRCRAFT CARRIER

14. TORPEDO APPROACHING