According to RIA Novosti and other Russian media reports on September 23, some Western media reports that "the test launch of Russia's 'Sarmat' intercontinental ballistic missile seems to have failed". The Russian spokesman said: We do not have any relevant information. This is an issue that falls within the competence of the military, therefore, I recommend consulting them".
There is no wind and no waves, true and false, making it impossible to judge. Western countries are targeting more than just Russia.
Coincidentally, Beijing, 25 Sep (Xinhua) -- At 8:44 a.m. on 25 September, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a simulated training warhead into the relevant high seas of the Pacific Ocean, and accurately landed in the predetermined sea area.
These two events are not necessarily related, but they happened very accidentally, and the time interval was about a day.
Perhaps the Western countries wanted to know whether the Russian or Chinese sides had the ability to launch intercontinental missiles, and as the Western countries wished, the Rocket Force test-fired a shot.
This is equivalent to a supplementary shot in a football game, the striker keeps kicking the ball towards the goal, but all of it is blocked by the post, and at this time, a fan who occasionally passes by, with his back to the goal, hooks the ball with his toes, and kicks it into the goal.