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Russia’s Kinzhal missile is not hypersonic. Nor is it invincibleby Illia Ponomarenko May 25, 2023 1:45 AM 7 min read
Mikoyan MiG-31K jets carrying Kinzhal missiles fly over Moscow's Red Square on May 09, 2018. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency)
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When the Kremlin says something, it should always be taken with a grain of salt.
When it says something about its military prowess, one should take the claim with an entire salt mine.
For years, Russia’s Kinzhal missile was portrayed by the Kremlin’s propaganda machine as an invincible, cutting-edge hypersonic weapon, symbolizing Russia’s supremacy in advanced military tech.
The realities of the battlefield, however, have shown the true capabilities of the missile, also known as Kh-47M2.
The Ukrainian military successfully intercepted the first Kinzhal with the advanced Western-provided Patriot air defense system in May. As Ukrainian authorities showed the debris of the destroyed Kinzhal, Russia’s propaganda myth about its invincibility crumbled.
The Kinzhal was never a truly hypersonic weapon – a supposedly advanced military technology that the United States and China spent years developing, but that has yielded minimal results.
Behind years of Russia’s propagandistic bravado, the Kinzhal was, in essence, closer to a ballistic missile Iskander that was adapted for being launched from supersonic aircraft, something Western arms experts repeatedly stated.
The “invincible” Kinzhal’s failure to the U.S.-made Patriot in Ukraine is just the latest episode of the Kremlin’s humiliation, as the whole world was watching.
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