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Putin reveals imminent delivery of new hypersonic missiles
The frigate Admiral Gorshkov will be the first vessel to be equipped with the weaponThe Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov fires a Zircon missile during a drill in the Barents Sea, 2021.
Russia’s naval fleet will start receiving the newest Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles “in the coming months,”President Vladimir Putin has said.
The Russian president praised the weapon on Sunday, saying that “no obstacles” can stop the rockets.
“The Russian Armed Forces will start receiving them in the coming months,”Putin said during a Navy Day speech in St. Petersburg. “The first ship equipped with this mighty weapon will be the frigate Admiral Gorshkov,” he added.
According to Putin, the frigate’s exact deployment will be chosen “in accordance with the interest of maintaining Russia’s security.”
Putin added that Russia will defend its maritime interests “resolutely and with all its capabilities