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| A Su-34 was reportedly used to launch a Kinzhal missile amid the conflict with Ukraine | |
| Russian forces have successfully fired a hypersonic Kinzhal missile at a target in Ukraine from a Sukhoi Su-34 strike aircraft, a source told TASS. The Russian military has only reported firing the weapon from its dedicated MiG-31K platform. | |
| The deployment from an Su-34 took place in the context of the conflict with Ukraine, according to the source. The crew of the two-seater aircraft was proposed for military decoration, the report on Monday added, offering no further details. | |
| The Kinzhal is an air-launched quasi-ballistic missile, which experts believe to be derived from the ground-launched Iskander. It has been in service since 2017, with the specialized version of the MiG-31 supersonic interceptor serving as its platform. | The Kinzhal is an air-launched quasi-ballistic missile, which experts believe to be derived from the ground-launched Iskander. It has been in service since 2017, with the specialized version of the MiG-31 supersonic interceptor serving as its platform. |
| The Russian Defense Ministry reportedly had plans to adapt some of its Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers to carry as many as four Kinzhals each. A MiG-31K is armed with a single 4.3-ton ordnance. Military experts have suggested that other heavy Russian fighter jets could be used as platforms for the weapon as well. | The Russian Defense Ministry reportedly had plans to adapt some of its Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers to carry as many as four Kinzhals each. A MiG-31K is armed with a single 4.3-ton ordnance. Military experts have suggested that other heavy Russian fighter jets could be used as platforms for the weapon as well. |
| The Defense Ministry last confirmed that a Kinzhal missile was launched in May, when it said it was used to destroy the radar station and launchers of a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft system in Kiev. Ukrainian officials denied the report at the time. | The Defense Ministry last confirmed that a Kinzhal missile was launched in May, when it said it was used to destroy the radar station and launchers of a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft system in Kiev. Ukrainian officials denied the report at the time. |
| Kiev claims that the American weapon is capable of intercepting Russian hypersonic missiles and has done so on multiple occasions. The Ukrainian side reported that it detected incoming Kinzhals during a raid on Kiev in mid-August. | Kiev claims that the American weapon is capable of intercepting Russian hypersonic missiles and has done so on multiple occasions. The Ukrainian side reported that it detected incoming Kinzhals during a raid on Kiev in mid-August. |
| Military officials in Moscow have said the number of intercepts claimed by Ukraine is larger than the number of missiles actually fired by the Russian side during the conflict. | Military officials in Moscow have said the number of intercepts claimed by Ukraine is larger than the number of missiles actually fired by the Russian side during the conflict. |
| In June, then-Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov complained in an interview that a visiting Chinese official would not take Ukrainian reports about stopping hypersonic missiles seriously. | In June, then-Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov complained in an interview that a visiting Chinese official would not take Ukrainian reports about stopping hypersonic missiles seriously. |