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Russia Uses Hypersonic Missiles For The First Time In Strike On Ukraine Arms Depot

 

Daily Mail: Putin fires hypersonic missile at Ukraine: Russia steps up war of attrition with another strike on west of country with 9,000mph missile as Kyiv claims invaders have suffered 15,000 casualties 

* Moscow claims the 'Kinzhal'- or Dagger - missile is 'unstoppable' by current Western defensive weapons 

* The weapon, which has a range of 1,250 miles, is nuclear capable. The Friday attack was a conventional strike 

* Vladimir Putin has termed the missile 'an ideal weapon' that flies at 10 times the speed of sound 

* The missile was one of an array of new weapons Putin unveiled in his state-of-the-nation address in 2018 

* Russia first used the weapon during its military campaign in Syria in 2016 to support the Assad regime 

Russia unleashed its 'unstoppable' Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine, the defence ministry said today, destroying a weapons storage site in the country's west on Friday. 

Russia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and state news agency RIA Novosti said it was the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons during the conflict in pro-Western Ukraine. 

Moscow claims the 'Kinzhal'- or Dagger - is 'unstoppable' by current Western weapons. 

The missile, which has a range of 1,250 miles, is nuclear capable. This was a conventional strike.  

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Russia Uses Hypersonic Missiles For The First Time In Strike On Ukraine Arms Depot  

Russia claims to have fired its 'Dagger' hypersonic ballistic missile for the first time during its invasion of Ukraine -- Business Insider  

Russia uses hypersonic missiles in strike on Ukraine arms depot -- Reuters 

Russia claims first use of hypersonic Kinzhal missile in Ukraine -- BBC  

Russia Claims Hypersonic Missile Strike, Ukraine Urges Cease-Fire -- Moscow Times 

Russia claims it hit Ukrainian weapons storage with hypersonic missile -- The Hill  

Russia claims to hit Ukraine with hypersonic missile, expert warns it is part of Putin’s ‘strategic plan’ -- FOX News  

Russia uses hypersonic missiles in strike on Ukraine as Zelenskyy calls for comprehensive peace talks -- ABC News Australia  

Russia claims it deployed nuke-capable hypersonic missile -- NYPost  

Russia's new Ukraine weapon: What is a hypersonic missile? -- Euronews  

What Are Hypersonic Weapons and Who Has Them? -- VOA



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