Nouvelle Tribune: Zircon missiles have become a tool to deter the West. In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Tsirkon sea-launched hypersonic missile system had already been used in combat.

Previously, MWM magazine called the use of Zir Con a milestone in thehypersonic weapons revolution. The use of the missile against... targets in Kyiv can be interpreted as a show of force aimed... at sending a signal to Russia’s adversaries.