If Russia has launched a supersonic missile in Ukraine, as this has not yet been verified, It would be the first time such a weapon would have been used in a conflict, says sky news reporter Alistair Bucknal, questioning whether its use is also a message to the North Atlantic Alliance.
Moscow claims MiG-31 fighter jet launches missile Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-to-ground (their nickname means “dagger”) to strike an underground weapons and ammunition shelter in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of western Ukraine. Ukraine has not yet confirmed the blow. The Kinzhal, presented by President Putin in 2018. It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, and has a range of 1,500 km – 2,000 km. But what makes the rocket so deadly is its speed – it can fly at ten times the speed of sound (10 Mach), ie about 12,500 km / h. h.
Its flight path is also unpredictable, which means that no current missile defense system can monitor and track it. intercept reliably at this speed.
“Having tried it repeatedly in southern Russia, in public, I am not surprised that the Kremlin looked for an opportunity to use it in practice in Ukraine. “Ukraine’s air defense is resilient, but it has largely failed to completely stop long-range precision strikes – so I wonder if Kinzhal was used last night, in part, to send a message to NATO?” wonders the British journalist.
The two main Russian routes for the attack in Kyiv are reported to be blocked reports CNN, which cites information from the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry also claimed that it had killed the Russian lieutenant general Andrei Mordvicev. If the information is true, he will be the fifth Russian general killed on the battlefield.
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