Russia’s hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missile strike claim is a dud, defense experts say – IOTW Report

Russia’s hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missile strike claim is a dud, defense experts say

Just The News:

Russia’s claim that it launched a hypersonic missile against a military depot in Ukraine has drawn skepticism from Western defense sources who say the alleged strike came from a 1980s-era system that likely did not hit the presumed target.

Russia announced on Saturday that it fired its much-vaunted hypersonic Kinzhal missile for the first time in a war setting, demolishing a Ukrainian underground arms warehouse in the country’s western sector. The report prompted commentators to note that the attack, if true, in part demonstrated that the U.S. has not kept pace with Russian hypersonic technology.

But the Kinzhal is “nothing special,” defense sources told Just the News.

“Yes, it’s a hypersonic missile, but so are all the other ballistic missiles anywhere,” a Pentagon official said. The official is not authorized to speak to the press and spoke on the condition of anonymity. “Anything that can exceed around 3,800 miles per hour is technically hypersonic. This is nothing new.” more

5 Comments on Russia’s hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missile strike claim is a dud, defense experts say

  1. When is that asshole Zelensky going to declare Ukraine neutral so we can stop listening to this “did not, did so” expert bullshit. Face it, war-karens: Ukraine will never “win”, and we’ll never commit our forces, so stop giving them money we don’t have, to cover your grifts. It’s fucking over.

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