MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia fired the Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea during the Zapad military exercises, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday. “According to objective monitoring data received in real time, the target was destroyed by a direct hit,” the ministry said. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia fired the Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea during the Zapad military exercises, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday.
“According to objective monitoring data received in real time, the target was destroyed by a direct hit,” the ministry said.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)