MiG-31 multirole fighter with Kinzhal hypersonic missileMOSCOW, Mar 22Chinese media write that the first use of the Russian hypersonic missile system «Dagger» did not give skeptics a reason to doubt its effectiveness, it became a slap in the face of NATO, demonstrated «a dagger that can pierce the heart at any moment.» Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov on March 19 reported that the Russian armed forces used hypersonic missiles of the Kinzhal complex to destroy an underground warehouse of Ukrainian security forces. On March 20, the Zvezda TV channel reported that the Kinzhal complexes destroyed a large base for storing fuel and lubricants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Konstantinovka region in the Nikolaev region. The Chinese edition of Huangqiu Shibao (its English version is known as the Global Times) notes that one one of the biggest advantages was the penetration ability of the rocket.Biden said the Russian Kinzhal missile is almost unstoppable»The ammunition depot that was attacked by the Kinzhal missile on March 18 was an underground facility used to store nuclear weapons during the Soviet era, so cruise missiles and conventional bombs could not have effectively hit,» the article says. The publication concludes that the «Dagger» has an effective penetrating effect on reinforced concrete fortifications. The publication writes that the defeat of targets near the territory of NATO members by the «Dagger» has become a public demonstration of weapons for the West and is clearly aimed at containing the alliance. Sina.com notes that if the Kinzhal missiles had not hit important targets of the Ukrainian army, Kyiv and NATO would immediately declare their low effectiveness. «Now the Western media have nothing to say, just like the NATO alliance, which has long questioned the real characteristics of the Kinzhal.» So , the first combat experience of the «Dagger» was successful, and the blow, which at first glance was inflicted on Ukraine, actually became a slap in the face for NATO,» the newspaper writes. The China News Agency (KIA) notes: «Dagger» can hit a target thousands of kilometers. The missile's flight path can be adjusted throughout the process and is unpredictable, making it difficult to detect and intercept by air defense systems. batteriesThe agency concludes that the new Russian system is «a dagger that can pierce the heart at any moment.» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called it the goal of «protecting people who have been bullied for eight years , genocide by the Kiev regime.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only in terms of military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are no groups of the DPR and LPR, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized.
