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2024-02-13 10:47:00

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Russia used the Zircon hypersonic missile in Ukraine for the first time, according to researchers

Russia used a Zircon hypersonic missile for the first time in the war in Ukraine in an attack on the 7th against kyiv, according to specialists from the Kiev Scientific Research Institute for Forensic Examinations (KNDISE).

“KNDISE experts are conducting a study of the Russian missiles with which the enemy attacked Ukraine on February 7, 2024. According to preliminary information, the 3M22 Zircon missile was actually used,” wrote the director of the institute, Oleksanr Ruvin, in his Telegram channel.

He explained that the proof of this “are marks on pieces and fragments, the identification of components and pieces, and the characteristics of this type of weapons.”