epa07248966 (FILE) - A handout still image from a video footage made available 19 July 2018 by the Russian Defense Ministry on its official Youtube page shows Russian Avangard hypersonic strategic missile system equipped with a gliding hypersonic maneuvering warhead blasting off in Russian territory (reissued 26 December 2018). Reports 26 December 2018 state Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen from a remote location the succesful test of the hypersonic complex Avangard in Russia's far east region.  EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT  HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES