Russia Confirms It Is Using Hypersonic Missiles In Ukraine

In a recent coverage by Bloomberg Russia has confirmed that it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine to target underground storehouse storing ammunition.

According to Bloomberg, Russia said it fired a hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-ground missile for the first time in the three-week invasion of Ukraine, demolishing a military bunker in the country's southwestern region.

The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (also known as "dagger") hypersonic missile targeted an underground storehouse storing rockets and ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk region on Friday, according to Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Igor Konashenkov.

Ukraine did not report any Russian attacks on the military base overnight and did not respond to Russia's assertions right away. There has also been no mention of explosions on social media, despite the fact that striking a "big underground" ammo stockpile would be audible.

If the Kinzhal is launched, it will be the first time a hyperson...

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