On February 19, the Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the launch of the Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile
The launch was carried out from a MiG-31K fighter-interceptor as part of a planned strategic exercise.
The Kremlin has already announced the successful implementation of the program.
The exercise was attended by the forces and means of the Aerospace Forces, the Southern Military District, the Strategic Missile Forces, the Northern and Black Sea Fleets.
Earlier that day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the exercise of the strategic deterrence forces was planned to test the readiness of military command and control agencies, launch combat crews, crews of warships and strategic missile carriers to carry out assigned tasks, as well as the reliability of weapons of strategic nuclear and non-nuclear forces.
On the eve of the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF), the guards missile cruiser “Moskva” carried out artillery firing in the Black Sea as part of the exercises of naval forces. According to the Navy, the artillery systems were used to repel an air attack by a mock enemy who was trying to launch a missile attack on the bases of the fleet forces.
Source: IZ
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