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It’s about sending a message.
RT:
The Russian military has said it used its state-of-the-art Kinzhal hypersonic missiles to destroy an arms depot near the city of Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine.
The strike with the air-launched missile system took place on Friday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said during a briefing.
It targeted “a large underground depot of missiles and aerial munitions of the Ukrainian forces” in the village of Deliatyn, he added.
Kinzhal, which means ‘dagger’ in English, was used by the Russian military for the first time since the start of the Ukrainian conflict on February 24.
Those munitions are said to be able to penetrate any existing air defenses by traveling at a whopping speed of up to Mach 10 and constantly maneuvering during their flight.
Kinzhal missiles are carried by MiG-31K supersonic interceptor aircraft, which NATO calls ‘Foxhound’.
The hardware is one of several hypersonic systems prepared for the country’s military in recent years, together with the Avangard glider, which is fitted on silo-based ICBMs, and Zircon (Tsirkon) missiles, developed for the navy.
It’s not about the bombing.
It’s about sending a message.
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Russia has fired hypersonic Kinzhal ("dagger") missiles in Ukraine.
Officially, the weapons were used to destroy a munitions depot in Ivano-Frankivsk.
In reality, this is a MAJOR deterrent signal to NATO. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/3QvNSiMkLV
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 19, 2022
Russia's use of the Kinzhal in Ukraine is similar to Trump's use of the MOAB (Mother of All Bombs) in Afghanistan in 2017.
In both instances, the point of the weapons deployment was not the immediate combat effect.
The goal is to menace other adversaries by demoing a system. pic.twitter.com/5Jhqkwkz7w
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 19, 2022
It is impossible to overstate what an advanced system the Kinzhal represents.
The West acted like China's test of a hypersonic glider was a "Sputnik moment."
But the Kinzhal achieves hypersonic speed + maneuverability throughout its flight, not merely in the terminal phase. pic.twitter.com/7uNTZvwKo4
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 19, 2022
Today, Putin has also taken one step closer to the nuclear threshold.
He just demoed Russia's premier tactical-nuke delivery system in Ukraine.
The message to NATO could not be clearer: If you intervene in the conflict, I will use this system against you. pic.twitter.com/AdnVxS0SRc
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 19, 2022
The claim that use of a hypersonic missile was required due to this being a heavily armored bunker does NOT withstand scrutiny.
Russia has dedicated anti-bunker weapons, like the KAB-500L.
Using the Kinzhal was *clearly* about sending a signal to NATO.
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 19, 2022
The Ukraine should build windmills.
