Russia tests a Zirkon missile near the Finnish border after the announcement of its entry into NATO
Russia announced on Saturday that it had successfully conducted another test of the hypersonic Zircon missile, which would fly a distance of 1,000 km (or 621 miles) after being launched at a target in the White Sea.
The missile was launched by the frigate Admiral Grigorovich into the waters of the Barents Sea. The area identified for the test, given that the hypersonic was launched from the Barents, is very close to the waters off Finland and Sweden.
The video released by the Ministry of Defense – Reuters writes – shows the missile fired from a ship and launched into the sky with a steep trajectory ".
| #Russia tests Zircon cruise missile near #Finland and #Sweden . pic.twitter.com/AQogM9QB9x
– EHA News (@eha_news) May 28, 2022
“Today, Project 22350's flagship frigate, Soviet Union Fleet Admiral Gorshkov, fired a 'Zircon' hypersonic cruise missile from the Barents Sea to a naval target position located in the White Sea (an inlet southern Barents Sea). The missile launch was carried out as part of a test of new types of weapons, ”the defense ministry said.
Although it was probably a "planned" test launch for some time, it comes as the war in Ukraine is in its fourth month and as a result Finland and Sweden have abandoned their historic neutrality and applied to join NATO.
Furthermore, the Pentagon and the Ukrainian government accused Russia of using hypersonic shells – perhaps up to a dozen times – against Ukrainian targets as the invasion continued to unfold.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously praised the hypersonic Zircon missile as being capable of traveling up to Mach 9, or roughly 6,900 miles per hour. It is widely believed that no anti-aircraft defense system in the world is capable of bringing it down, given its speed.
This latest Zircon test comes after the Kremlin last month tested the Sarmat, a new nuclear-capable ICBM capable of reaching the United States. The Sarmat is described as capable of carrying ten or more warheads.
However, considering the missile's launch point, it is almost obvious that this was a reaction to Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO.
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