When a Russian hypersonic missile hits a target in Ukraine
A military drone captures footage of Russia’s Kinzhal hypersonic missile targeting a base in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on March 18 that the country had used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time to attack an armory in the village of Deliatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine.
After the Kinzhal hypersonic missile was launched, a column of black smoke immediately billowed towards the targeted location. The moment a Kinzhal missile hit a base in Ukraine was recorded by a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and posted by the Russian Ministry of Defense on March 19.
There are no known victims in this attack.
As Russia’s Kinzhal hypersonic missile hits a base in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine. Videos: Russian Ministry of Defense.
Deliatyn, a village in the foothills of the Carpathians, is located on the outskirts of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, on the 50-kilometer border with Romania, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). ).NATO).
Previously, Russia had never admitted to using this high-precision hypersonic weapon in combat. The state news agency RIA Novosti reported that it was the first time the Kinzhal was used in Russian special military operations in Russia. Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin once called the Kinzhal missile “the ideal weapon”, which can fly 10 times faster than the speed of sound and overcome all air defense systems. The Kinzhal missile is one of the new weapons unveiled by Putin during his State of the Union address in 2018.
Experts say the Kinzhal’s speed and low flight capability make them “stealth” for most missile defense systems and also capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Location Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine. graphic: BBC.
Ngoc Anh (Based on Manchester Evening News)
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