Russian authorities claim to have used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it used hypersonic ‘Kinjal’ missiles the day before to destroy an underground weapons depot in western Ukraine.

“On March 18, the Kinjal aeronautical complex, with its hypersonic ballistic missiles, destroyed a major underground depot of missiles and ammunition of the Ukrainian aviation in the town of Deliatin, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced. This region is located about 50 km from the border with Romania, a NATO member country.

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Until now, Russia had not reported the use of this ballistic missile in the two conflicts in which it is involved, in Syria and Ukraine. Yes, he had deployed it in maneuvers since he successfully tested it in 2018.

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According to the ‘Ria Novosti’ press agency, it is the first time they have been used in the Ukraine conflict.

What are the ‘Kinjal’?

This type of missile, very manageable, challenges all anti-aircraft defense systems, according to Moscow.

The ‘Kinjal’ hypersonic ballistic missiles and the ‘Zircon’ cruise missiles belong to a family of new weapons developed by Russia and which President Vladimir Putin describes as “invincible“.

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The ‘Kinjal’, a Russian word that means dagger, reached all their targets at a distance of more than 1,000 km during the 2018 testsaccording to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

AFP