President Biden on Monday appeared to confirm that Russia used a hypersonic missile in Ukraine over the weekend. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it used a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile in a strike that targeted a Ukrainian weapons depot.
The strike makes Russia the first country to use a hypersonic weapon in combat. Biden claimed that the Russians used the hypersonic missile since they were not doing well on the battlefield, a narrative that the US has been pushing as it continues to pour more weapons into Ukraine.
“They’ve just launched their hypersonic missile because it’s the only thing they can get through with absolute certainty,” Biden said. “As you all know, it’s a consequential weapon but with the same warhead on it as any other launched missile. It doesn’t make that much difference except it’s almost impossible to stop it. There’s a reason they’re using it.”
Hypersonic missiles travel over five times the speed of sound and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads. Earlier in the day, the Pentagon said it couldn’t confirm if Russia used the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal and downplayed the use of hypersonics.
” I would not see it as a game changer,” said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who also suggested Russia would use the weapon since it’s not doing well on the battlefield. “I think the reason he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] is resorting to using these types of weapons is because he is trying to re-establish some momentum,” Austin added.
Butthurt much? Hypersonic weapons which US don’t even have or will have for a foreseeable future, is a strong MESSAGE like the western fascist regimes likes to say. A message that NATO and Pentagram understands perfectly well, hence statements like “US won’t take part in this” or whatever.
Remember the total disarray and panic in the white house when Russia entered the US War against Syria and fired devastating deadly nasty Kalibr cruise missiles against their proxy cutthroats? They wasn’t prepared for that and obviously isn’t prepared for this because like their Nazi pets in the ukraine they’re racist and always underestimate Russia. Well Russia got more nasty surprises and had practically won the war with a minimum force. The other 85-90% is reserved for NATO/US should they overtly do something really emotional and stupid.
Correct. The Kinzhal is fast, but the Zircon is even faster.
“with the same warhead on it as any other launched missile.” That one, did. The next one might be nuclear dropped on a US carrier, you moron President.
I love how Lloyd Austin continues to push the fiction that Russia is not doing well on the battlefield or losing the war. It will be interesting watching the western media walk all of this garbage back in the days and weeks ahead. Russia has cut Kiev off from the Sea of Azov (they’ll likely soon lose Black Sea access as well – leaving Ukraine land-locked), it’s central command and control are destroyed, it’s navy and air force are destroyed or grounded, all of their major cities are encircled and the Kiev military is cut off from being resupplied. The Pentagon death “estimate” of Russian troops are pure fiction as the methodology they used to reach this figure is dubious at best (probably fed to them by Kiev). Russia is using the Kinzhal missile because it serves a specific purpose – something Lloyd Austin is too butthurt to admit. I seriously hope the Pentagon isn’t drinking the kool-aid, or we could be in big trouble should they decide to enter the conflict under the false notion that Russia is failing.
Russia has now confirmed it can fire a Hypersonic missile and No NATO defence system can touch it.
Russia has now confirmed it can fire a hypersonic missile and hit a target in operational/combat conditions. It didn’t try to hit any NATO targets.
Well not in any NATO country but the first target was a US/NATO training centre and among the 260+ killed merc’s were US and British “instructors”. That could change however since the Poles are at it again having plans to occupy a “buffer zone” for themselves like the turks in Syria arguing that “Russia wouldn’t dare” i beg to differ. Most importantly about those hypersonics, they’re impossible to detect. Not the ukies nor NATO saw them coming.
That could change however since the Poles are at it again having plans to occupy a “buffer zone” for themselves like the turks in Syria arguing that “Russia wouldn’t dare”
I expect that’s just talk from Polish politicians, like the politicians in Latvia demanding a no-fly zone. It would be incredibly stupid to enter a warzone and roll the dice. In fact, I expect Washington would not allow it.
You don’t enter a combat zone with a gun in your hand if your side won’t allow you to fire it since it would cause a disaster.
No but you can bet the new systems that have been forwarded to Ukraine are manned by at the least recently demobbed military who know them well. Just so they can see if thy will work in real battle situations!
It makes the game more interesting…
” I would not see it as a game changer,” said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who also suggested Russia would use the weapon since it’s not doing well on the battlefield.
This guy is brilliant. His boss just said the weapon is being used because “it’s the only thing they can get through with absolute certainty” and “it’s almost impossible to stop it” and he’s downplaying it like it’s a BB gun. And then to use the excuse that Russia is only using it because they are doing so poorly is just as stupid. Like that makes it less “impossible to stop”. I guess more dead Ukrainians doesn’t faze Lloyd.
Lloyd Austin drools over this war as it means more money for Raytheon, which he comes from. His task now is to cause drawn-out, destructive wars so Raytheon can sell more weapons and bribe more congressmen.
That’s the way that the wheel goes round…
Death and profits: perfect together…
“Biden claimed that the Russians used the hypersonic missile since they were not doing well on the battlefield, a narrative that the US has been pushing as it continues to pour more weapons into Ukraine.”____ They are sitting in DC and far from Russia and brushing off Russia’s hypersonic missiles…! Lol…! Ignoring their EU allied countries that this missile can reach in 5-10 minutes…!
Presumably the Russians used their hypersonic missiles for the obvious reason: To test them in an actual operational/combat environment. They’ve probably also taken the opportunity to find out if their S-400 and S-500 anti-aircraft missiles are any good or not.
The target of the second Kinzhal strike was a nuclear attack hardened structure 60 meters underground and protected by reinforced concrete.
Thanks to the incredible energy of mass and speed, the Kinzhal using what some characterized as one of its weaker potential conventional, as opposed to tactical nuclear charges could destroy a target otherwise considered protected against a nuclear armed ICBM.
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“They’ve just launched their hypersonic missile because it’s the only thing they can get through with absolute certainty”
Russia has been hitting Ukraine day after day with ordinary missiles, which Biden knows. Biden is lying. The strike where they used the hypersonic missile they also used plenty of ordinary missiles, killing dozens in the training camp in western Ukraine and showing the foreigners gathered there what war is like.
“resorting to using these types of weapons”
Lloyd Austin is a good mouthpiece for Raytheon, where he worked until outsourced to Biden as his new Black Secretary of Defense, since as Bush’s regime showed having a Black man on the post means the media will swoon.
When Russians use weapons Raytheon’s side can’t counter – they’re “resorting” to. Nice propaganda.
Russia also has missiles that carry four dummies that are released to trick the defenses. This was a new invention Washington couldn’t counter. So they said it was A DESPERATE MOVE to use the superior weapon.
Russia has also successfully encircled the capital and the Ukrainian main force in the east. I guess that means they are “resorting” to neutralizing their opponent. And they’ve destroyed almost all Ukrainian air defenses at this time, as NYT confirms. They keep advancing out of desperation!