An English warship remotely “escorting” a Russian frigate armed with hypersonic missiles a few miles off the British coast. The photo that’s in the head of Royal Navy ostensibly intended to calm audiences, it actually sends more than a few shivers down the spine. For it is tangible proof that “war games” are more alive than ever, and not just within the confines of theUkraine.
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Putin ready to attack with Zircon hypersonic missiles? The Gorshkov supership left Murmansk
The Russian frigate with hypersonic missiles
It is not the first time that Russian naval ships have been intercepted in the seas of northern Europe. It had already happened at the time of the damage north currentthe underwater gas pipeline that crosses the Baltic Sea, with attached attribution of responsibility for Vladimir Putin’s ships. But now something is added. And that certain something extra are the pictures that the Kremlin has spread in which the Admiral Gorshkov Test the start of the scary ones zirconsHypersonic missiles (capable of using the Mach 9), which can be armed with nuclear warheads. Here: The Admiral Gorshkov is the very frigate sailing north of it United Kingdom and is fitted with zircons.
Demonstration launch of the Zircon hypersonic missiles from Gorshkov (photo ANSA)
That’s the real reason why the Royal Navy it mobilized and tagged a man—to use a football metaphor—the Russian ship. The images released by the British Navy show that HMS Portland which follows the Gorshkov and the accompanying tanker at a safe distance kama while sailing in international waters in the North Sea.
Putin ready to attack with Zircon hypersonic missiles? The Gorshkov supership left Murmansk
“Escorting warships in British territorial waters and adjacent sea areas is a routine activity of the Royal Navy,” said the commanding officer of HMS Portland. Ed Moss-Ward, sailed from Plymouth 7 January “By maintaining a visible and sustained presence, the Royal Navy ensures compliance with the law of the sea and protects the interests of the nation.”
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The Gorshkov, on the other hand, set sail from the port of Severomorskon the north-western tip of Russia, on the 4th, without the off Fly Information about the ship’s course, the time of deployment and the purpose was available. But when the pictures from the test start of the Zircon arrived – it took place Barents Seatowards a destination 620 miles away in the White Sea – at least the last two points became clearer to the whole world.
And when Putin exulted publicly, he said he was “sure that such powerful weapons will allow that.” Russia to reliably protect yourself from possible external threats», alla Born The pure test theory for a more effective defense must have sounded at least as little credible. Not surprisingly, before the Portland took over, the “Admiral” was already intercepted and therefore pursued by the “Admiral”. mountains, a Norwegian Coast Guard ship sailing south of the fjords. “Gorshkov is ready to defend from different heights and directions,” he exulted Zvezda TV shows images of the hypersonic test of the Russian frigate. But the fear of Great Britain as with all of NATO is that sooner or later these missiles can be used by Putin don’t defend but attack.