Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to Kaliningrad
Unit will be "round-the-clock combat duty".
18 August, 17:00On Thursday, "three Mig-31i aircraft with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were relocated to the Chkalovsk airfield in the Kaliningrad region," Russia's defence ministry said in a statement. It said that they will be on "round-the-clock combat duty". Russian President Vladimir Putin, who unveiled the Kinzhal missile in 2018, has termed it "an ideal weapon" that flies at 10 times the speed of sound, making it extremely difficult for missile defences to intercept. (ANSA-AFP).