there Russia claims to have used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine. the Department of Defense announced that they are for the first time a Kinzhal hypersonic missile to destroy a Ukrainian underground depot in the West. This weapon can be fired from a fighter like the Mig or a Tu23 bomber and has a speed ten times faster than sonic (Mach 10) and a range of 2,000 kilometers. Like the Sarmat ICBM – which the director of Roscomos talked about two weeks ago – it can also be fitted with one nuclear charge. The main feature is speed, as it cannot be intercepted. Therefore, to stop this weapon it is necessary to intercept and destroy the aircraft carrying it, which can be up to 15,000 kilometers away. The defense is therefore very limited.
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On February 16, Moscow deployed long-range nuclear-capable bombers and fighter jets armed with hypersonic missiles to its air base in Syria. The aircraft took part in sea and air exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean, announced in January. The Syrian and Pan-Arab media recalled the visit of the Russian Defense Minister to Syria, Sergei Shoigu, coincided with the start of these military exercises, which have been described as “the most massive since the Cold War”. The MiG-31K fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and Tupolev Tu-22M long-range strategic bombers had landed Hmeimim Air Force Base, in the coastal region of Latakia. Two years ago, Russia announced that by 2024 the Kansk regiment interceptors stationed in the Krasnoyarsk region of Eastern Siberia would be armed with the new Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, but it is obvious that everything was faster
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The Kinzhal hypersonic missile was first tested in November 2019 in the prohibitive climatic conditions of the Russian Arctic. The missile, launched by a Mig 31k, hit a ground target in the Pemboy range northeast of Vorkuta, according to reports from the TASS agency. Russian Aerospace Forces have not confirmed the news. The Kinzhal is similar in size to the Iskander land missile.
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