Russia’s defence ministry has blamed US-made Himar launchers for Ukrainian missile strike that killed 89 conscripts
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31 2022. Picture: MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
In a video conference with defence minister Sergei Shoigu and Igor Krokhmal, commander of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, Putin said the ship was armed with Zircon hypersonic weapons. Russia sees the weapons as a way to pierce increasingly sophisticated US missile defences which Putin has warned could one day shoot down Russian nuclear missiles.“This ship, armed with ‘Zircons’, is capable of delivering pinpoint and powerful strikes against the enemy at sea and on land,” Shoigu said.
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