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Russia fired Putin's 'invincible' hypersonic Zircon missile for the first time in Ukraine, experts say
Russia fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile for the first time in Ukraine, experts say.
The director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute said it found evidence from a recent attack.
The missile is launched from a ship and can reach speeds of up to 6,000 mph, per reports.
Russia has used a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile for the first time in Ukraine, according to experts.
Oleksandr Ruvin, the director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise, said in a Telegram post on Monday that staff at the institute had found identifying markings among the missiles launched in an attack last Wednesday.
"This is evidenced by the markings on parts and fragments, the identification of components and parts, and the features of the relevant type of weapon," Ruvin wrote, per a translation by the Kyiv Independent.
He said the missile wreckage had characteristics unique to a 3M22 Zircon missile, including the inscription "3L22" engraved on some fragments, as well as the number 26 on the bolts holding the steering systems.
Ruvin shared a video of the debris to back up his claim.
The attack killed at least five people and injured more than 50 others, the report said.
The Zircon missile, also spelled Tsirkon, is part of a hypersonic program that Russia has been working on in recent years, per a report by the Congressional Research Service.
The missile is launched from a ship and can reach speeds of Mach 6 to Mach 8, or between about 4,500 and 6,000 mph, the CRS report said. This means it can fly at up to eight times the speed of sound.
Russian officials have said it can actually travel at Mach 9, or about 6,900 mph.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called weapons like the Zircon "invincible" and impossible to defend against.
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