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Russia says it first used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

Russia says it first used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

Russia continues the military campaign in Ukraine, despite the growing international sanctions and uses for the first time in the neighboring country Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, one of its most modern weapons, to hit a military warehouse in western Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Defense assured this Saturday that the country’s aviation had destroyed an underground depot with missiles and aerial ammunition in the town of Deliatin, in western Ukraine.

The “large underground repository of missiles and aerial ammunition” was destroyed in the Ivanko-Frankovsk region, said ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov, adding that Kinzhal missiles were used in the operation.

The Ukrainian Army confirmed in statements to the newspaper “Ukrainskaya Pravda” the Russian attack on the Deliatin warehouse, but could not say if it was carried out with the Kinzhal missiles.

“There were statements about the Kinzhal, which the Russians are proud of, but we don’t know what kind of weapon was used and we can’t confirm it yet,” a military spokesman said.

A weapon without analogues in the world, according to Moscow

The Russian high-precision hypersonic missile was presented to the world in March 2018, when the first test was also carried out with this weapon, which, according to Moscow, is capable of circumventing any anti-missile shield.

Kinzhal (Dagger in Russian) has a range of more than 2,000 kilometers and a speed ten times greater than the speed of sound.

One of the main characteristics of the Russian missile is the ability to permanently maneuver during its trajectory, which makes it extremely difficult to intercept.

Putin grows in Russia and rejection in the West

While the military campaign in Ukraine continues, the popularity of President Vladimir Putin is growing in Russia, rising to 79.6%, according to the results of a poll published this week by a polling station near the Kremlin.

According to the Center for the Study of Public Opinion (Vtsiom), Putin’s popularity has not stopped rising since the announcement on February 24 of the “special military operation” in the neighboring country.

The approval of the Kremlin chief’s discharge has also risen, from 70.2% to 77.2%, between the start of the military campaign and mid-March.

Putin insisted this Friday that he ordered the start of the military operation to prevent “a genocide” in the neighboring country, referring to the situation in the pro-Russian separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.

At the same time, the rift between Russia and the West became noticeable in the polls even before February 24.

This was highlighted today by the independent polling center Levada, which published the results of a poll conducted before the start of the Russian military intervention and which highlights a drastic deterioration in public opinion regarding the policies of the US and European countries.

Strengthening ties with China

Faced with unprecedented sanctions imposed by the West on Russia over Ukraine, Moscow turned east in the hope of mitigating the consequences of the restrictions by strengthening ties with China.

This Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Washington of instructing its ambassadors in each country to press for the cessation of cooperation with Russia.

“And okay when you’re doing that kind of work in small countries, but when you’re going with these ultimatums and demands to China, India, Egypt, Turkey, probably, it’s a loss of sense of reality on the part of our American colleagues. “, said.

Lavrov assured that in these conditions Russia and China will continue to strengthen their cooperation “of two great powers.”

“In conditions when the West grossly undermines the foundations of the international system, as two great powers, we have to think about our next steps,” he said.

“I think, of course, that (Russian-Chinese) cooperation will take hold,” he added.

Waiting for a new round of negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Saturday on having “meaningful” peace and security talks with Moscow, otherwise Russia “will take several generations” to recover from the losses, he warned.

“Meaningful peace and security negotiations for us, Ukraine, are the only chance for Russia to reduce the damage it has caused by its own mistakes,” Zeelenski said in a video message.

According to Russia, Moscow and kyiv have moved “as close as possible” to their position on the neutral status of Ukraine with respect to NATO, while they are “halfway” in the talks on the demilitarization of that country, which constitute two of Russia’s key demands.

kyiv warns, however, that the parties may still take several weeks to reach an agreement, despite “certain signs” of progress that can be glimpsed in the negotiation, the Ukrainian presidential adviser, Myjailo Podolyak, said today.

So far, the two sides have met in person three times on February 28, March 3 and March 7.

From then on, the negotiations continued in the format of videoconferences. (I)

Source: Eluniverso

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