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Ballistic missile that melts in spring

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08 February 2018

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Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile on its mobile launcher. Picture: Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in Omsk region

The unmistakable shape of the Topol-M missile on its mobile launcher is seen here at Omsk correctional facility number six. 

It was made out of snow over 15 days by seven inmates. 

The details were as accurate as possible, though it is slightly smaller than the real thing. 

Topol intercontinental ballistic missile and mobile launcher found in jail yard


Topol intercontinental ballistic missile and mobile launcher found in jail yard
Topol-M in the yard of Omsk prison. Pictures: Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in Omsk region


The snow copy is 13.5 meters long, 3.5 meters wide and more than 3.5 meters high, said the press department of Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in Omsk region. 

The prison colony in Omsk last year built a copy of the Aurora cruiser, famous for its role in the 1917 Russian  Revolution.

Pictures below: Aurora cruiser, courtesy Federal Penitentiary Service in Omsk region

Topol intercontinental ballistic missile and mobile launcher found in jail yard


Topol intercontinental ballistic missile and mobile launcher found in jail yard


Topol intercontinental ballistic missile and mobile launcher found in jail yard


Topol intercontinental ballistic missile and mobile launcher found in jail yard


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