Israeli analysts say that there is clear forensic evidences that suggest that during the missile attack on February 7th, 2024, Russian forces used a 3M22 Zircon missile to strike a target in Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv.
According to Tal Inbar and Yair Ramati two senior analysts, the photos of wreckage found in Kyiv indicates that this was probably the first operational shot of the ZIRCON hypersonic cruise missile in a sea to ground mode. Markings identifying it as “3M22
The Zircon is a Hypersonic cruise missile, developed by the “Scientific Production Association of Machine Building” (NPO Mashinostroyeniya)
It uses a solid booster and a SCRAMJET engine.
Max range: 1,000 Km. Warhead: About 300 Kg. Cruise: Mach 8 at 30 to 35 Km. altitude Guidance against land targets: probably GNSS and INS .
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