{"id":124196,"date":"2022-03-22T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=124196"},"modified":"2022-03-22T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:13:06","slug":"russia-uses-hypersonic-missiles-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=124196","title":{"rendered":"Russia Uses Hypersonic Missiles. Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMiG-31 with Mach 10 “Dagger” Hypersonic Missile<\/p>\n

Putin has fired at least two “Dagger” hypersonic missiles at Ukraine targets, the first time weapons of this type have ever been employed. They used conventional warheads, but are nuclear capable.<\/p>\n

These weapons are intended to defeat dense air defenses and strike highly strategic targets, the so-called enemy Center of Gravity. It’s no secret Russia has them. That these strikes did neither asks the question, why use them here when conventional cruise missiles, or even iron bombs would have had the same outcome?<\/p>\n

Russia says it fired hypersonic missiles in Ukraine. What are they and why would Moscow use them?<\/h3>\n

Holly Ellyatt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s purported use of hypersonic missiles in Ukraine in recent days is not only a sign that its military could be resorting to using more destructive weaponry, but also an opportunity for Russia to flaunt weapons it says it\u2019s been developing for several years.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said Friday that it had deployed \u201cKinzhal\u201d (meaning \u201cDagger\u201d in Russian) hypersonic aeroballistic missiles to destroy a large underground warehouse of Ukrainian missiles and aviation ammunition in Delyatin, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of western Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Then on Saturday, the ministry said it had used Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles again to destroy a large Ukrainian storage base for fuels and lubricants in the Mykolaiv region. Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said in a statement it was the main fuel supply base for Ukrainian armored vehicles in combat areas in southern Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Russian news agencies said the reported use of hypersonic missiles was the first time the country\u2019s military had used them in its invasion of Ukraine, which began Feb.24.<\/p>\n

CNBC was unable to immediately verify the claims of hypersonic weapon use. The Pentagon said it wasn\u2019t able to either, but Russia has been flaunting the development of several types of hypersonic weapons for several years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CNBC<\/a><\/p>\n

Why is Putin using a scarce, expensive weapon when others would have much the same kinetic effect? He’s trying to intimidate, and regain some momentum in what is rapidly becoming a stalemate. It’s an act of desperation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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