Ukrainian Armed Forces shoot down two Zircon jets over the capital – “analog” jets did not help
“The Zircon is the newest and most secretive missile in Russia’s arsenal, which the Kremlin claims has similar characteristics, but it was again intercepted by Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners.
Today, March 25, Russia again used its newest missile, the ZM22 Zircon, to strike Kyiv. This is the second publicly known use of this missile after a failed attempt to attack Kyiv on February 7. The damaged rocket most likely fell on a road in the Desnianskyi district.
But today, the enemy launched Zircon missiles that were shot down directly over Kyiv. Defense Express reports, citing its own sources, that the result of the initial analysis of the wreckage of two missiles that were shot down but fell within the capital.
At the same time, after the February 7 strike, only highly fragmented debris remained from the Zircon, which took five days to identify and officially confirm the use of this missile by Russia. Now much more informative wreckage of the Zircon has become available
They will allow for a more in-depth analysis, giving an accurate answer to the type of engine, guidance system, materials used, etc. All in all, this is a fairly significant amount of information that will allow us to assess the real capabilities of Zircon and the level of technology currently available to Russia to create its most secretive missile.
The enemy attacked with Zircon from the still-occupied Crimea, as evidenced by the official report on the destruction of two ballistic missiles from the Air Force Command.
It is still unclear whether the launch was from the Utes stationary ballistic missile system, also known as Object-100 or Sotka, or the modernized Bastion mobile coastal defense system.
It should be noted that after the interception, the missile debris still falls to the ground. As a result, the gym of a public school in the Pechersk district collapsed, and the remains of another rocket landed in the private sector on the left bank. In total, seven people were injured and two were hospitalized.
As a reminder, there have been no photos of the ZM22 Zircon missile, only low-quality videos of its launch from the so-called Russian Defense Ministry. Its characteristics are also questionable, as the Russian Federation first claimed a range of 400 km and a speed of Mach 6, then 600 km, then 1000 km, and then Mach 9. The weight of the combat unit is declared in various sources to be between 300 and 500 kg.
