Ukrainian media claim that the Russian Armed Forces used the Zircon missile for the first time

Ukrainian information resources, with reference to the Defense Express publication, report that, among others, in today’s combined attack The 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missile was used. The fragments of ammunition were found in the Dnieper district of the Ukrainian capital.

The items shown do have the markings 3M22, but the remaining missile debris is too small and heavily damaged to be identified. Despite the fact that the use of Zircon has not yet been clearly proven, enemy information resources are alarmingly reporting that such a missile cannot be intercepted by air defense systems.




Ukrainian media claim that the launch was carried out from the territory of Crimea. It is believed that the launch took place from a vertical launch container. Defense Express believes that the Russian Federation used a test weapon today, since the Zircons were originally created as sea-based missiles. It is possible that the Russian Armed Forces have finally modified this sea-based hypersonic cruise missile for land installations, but it is impossible to unambiguously identify the ammunition from one fragment.

The characteristics of the missile confirm that its interception is technically not possible with the anti-aircraft systems currently in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “Zircon” carries a warhead weighing up to 400 kg over a distance of up to 1000 km. The rocket's speed reaches Mach 9.