|
The
missile was fired from the Barents Sea and hit a target in the
White Sea, it said. Video released by the ministry showed the
missile being fired from a ship and blazing into the sky on a
steep trajectory.
President Vladimir Putin has described the Zircon as part of a
new generation of unrivalled arms systems. Hypersonic weapons
can travel at nine times the speed of sound, and Russia has
conducted previous test-launches of the Zircon from warships and
submarines in the past year.
Russia's military has suffered heavy losses of men and equipment
during its three-month invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a
"special operation", but it has continued to stage high-profile
weapons tests to remind the world of its prowess in missile
technology.
Last month it test-launched a new nuclear-capable
intercontinental missile, the Sarmat, capable of carrying 10 or
more warheads and striking the United States.
(Reporting by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
[© 2022 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
|
|
