Russia’s Hypersonic Story in Ukraine: “Is this a Dagger Which I See Before Me?”

Author(s): Dominika Kunertova
Series: CSS Blog
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2022

The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that a Kinzhal missile has been fired against a Ukrainian military ammunitions warehouse which would mark the first known battle use of a hypersonic weapon. In this CSS blog, CSS' Dominika Kunertova points out several inconsistencies in the Russian story and further explains what damage strikes with these "wonder weapons" could cause.

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