The Russian Ministry of Defence recently announced that a Kinzhal missile was used during combat in Ukraine. Taken at face value the event could have been the first-ever use of a hypersonic weapon in combat. The use involved a strike against an underground target but it is unclear if the hypersonic nature of the missile played a role. Aditya Pareek joins Pranav Satyanath to discuss the Kinzhal strike and other precision munition use in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Pranav R. Satyanath is an independent analyst. He works on issues related to anti-satellite weapons, missile defenses and other emerging technologies.

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