Russia has used 5 hypersonic Zircon missiles to assault Kyiv because the begin of the yr, the town’s navy administration stated on Monday.
The assaults are amongst greater than 180 Russian missile and drone assaults launched in opposition to the Ukrainian capital within the first three months of the yr, the administration stated in a put up on Telegram.
The ocean-based Zircon missiles have a variety of 1,000 km (625 miles) and journey at 9 instances the pace of sound, Russia says. Army analysts have stated the missiles’ hypersonic pace may imply significantly lowered response time for air defenses and a functionality to assault giant, deep and hardened targets.
President Vladimir Putin confirmed in his annual state-of-the-nation tackle on Feb. 29 that Russia had used Zircon missiles in battle, with out saying what websites had been focused. He has described the Zircon as a part of a brand new technology of unmatched arms techniques.
Kyiv has been struck by six different forms of missiles
The Kyiv administration stated the town had additionally been struck because the begin of 2024 by six different forms of missiles, together with the Kh-101, an air-launched cruise missile of which 113 had to this point been fired.
Russia additionally fired 11 Kinzhal missiles, one other hypersonic weapon which travels at a number of instances the pace of sound, on the Ukrainian capital this yr, it stated.
There was no speedy remark from Moscow. Russia commonly declares missile strikes on Ukraine in opposition to what it says are navy and vitality targets, although some missiles have additionally hit civilian buildings.
Over the previous two weeks, Russia has escalated its long-range bombardment of energy and fuel infrastructure throughout Ukraine, inflicting vital harm and blackouts in a number of giant cities.
It has additionally sought to hit political, navy and manufacturing targets in Kyiv all through the 2 years of its full-scale battle in opposition to Ukraine.
