Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday mentioned the coming into into service of Admiral Gorshkov, a frigate armed with hypersonic Zircon missiles, will deliver anybody threatening Moscow and its allies “to their senses.”
“The main gift for the New Year with the ammunition load of the Zircon missiles went yesterday to the shores of the NATO countries. The range of their use is 1,000 km (621.3 miles) with hypersonic Mach 9 (nine times the speed of sound) and the ability to use any charge with a guarantee to overcome any missile defense. Let it stand somewhere 100 miles from the coast, closer to the Potomac River. So rejoice! It will bring to their senses anyone who will pose a direct threat to Russia and our allies,” Medvedev mentioned in a message on Telegram.
He mentioned Russia will communicate to its opponents in “the language of power” by producing extra weapons to avenge these killed throughout Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine.
On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu participated within the launch of Admiral Gorshkov frigate, which is able to finishing up pinpoint strikes in opposition to land and sea targets.
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate entered into service in 2018 as a part of the nation’s Northern Fleet and arrived on the administrative base of the Northern Fleet within the metropolis of Severomorsk in December, after current scheduled upkeep on the Kronstadt Marine Plant.
Putin introduced throughout an handle on July 30 final yr that the frigate would be the first to be geared up with the Zircon hypersonic missile system.
