Putin deploys frigate to Atlantic Ocean armed with hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles

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Putin deploys frigate to Atlantic Ocean armed with hypersonic Zircon cruise missilesRussian ship named Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov test-fired missiles last yearRussian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday the deployment of a frigate armed with hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles — a type of weaponry he says has "no analogues" — to the Atlantic Ocean."The ship is equipped with the latest hypersonic missile system — 'Zircon' — which has no analogues," Putin said during a video conference with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Igor Krokhmal, the ship’s commander, according to Reuters.RUSSIAN OUTRAGE GROWS AFTER STRIKE KILLS DOZENS OF TROOPS IN UKRAINEVideo released by Russia last May showed a Zircon missile being fired from the Barents Sea near Scandinavia and striking a target in the White Sea with great precision.UKRAINE HAS LIBERATED 40% OF TERRITORY OCCUPIED BY RUSSIA SINCE FEBRUARY 2022, OFFICIAL SAYS"Today, the lead frigate of Project 22350 Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile at a sea target position in the White Sea from the Barents Sea," the defense ministry announced at the time.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Zircon missile can travel nine times the speed of sound, according to intelligence on the new weapon."

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