Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military has used the Kinzhal hypersonic missile three times.

This was stated by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu in an interview with the Russia 1 TV channel.

“It was used by us during a special military operation three times.

And she showed her brilliant performance three times,” the minister said.

According to him, this type of missile strikes at especially important targets.

“It is virtually impossible to take it, and we use it to strike at especially important targets,” the minister explained.

He stressed that no one except Russia has such weapons.

“Actually, no one else has such a missile: hypersonic, and with such speed, and with such penetrating capabilities.

It can neither be detected nor intercepted," Shoigu said.

At the same time, the minister spoke about Western models of weapons that are used by the Ukrainian military.

Shoigu mentioned the M777 howitzers in this regard.

According to him, this type of weapon is difficult to operate.

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“Very capricious, hard to repair.

You can show them at the exhibition.

It’s good, it’s beautiful when everything is clean and tidy and road dust is removed,” the minister said.

In addition, speaking about Javelin anti-tank missile systems, Shoigu noted that the Russian military had learned how to deal with them.

“They are not as good as, in general, those who sell them would like.

We have learned to deal with them, we know them, we understand them, we see them.

But it (the Javelin complex.

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) has a firing range almost two times lower than that of our Cornet, ”the minister explained.

At the same time, he said that Russian specialists are studying captured foreign equipment in Ukraine in order to determine methods of dealing with it and the main shortcomings.

Ministry of Defense - about the course of the special operation

The Russian military during a special operation in Ukraine destroyed a warehouse of ammunition for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS.

This was announced during a briefing on August 21 by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

"High-precision long-range sea-based missiles" Kalibr "in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlement of Maiorskoye, Odessa region, destroyed an ammunition depot with missiles for American HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and a Western-made anti-aircraft system," he said.

  • The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - about the course of the special operation in Ukraine

In addition, in the Zaporizhia region, a strike by tactical aviation of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia destroyed the fuel depot of the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade, which stored more than 100 tons of diesel fuel for military equipment.

In addition, the enemy lost more than 100 people as a result of attacks on the positions of the 2nd battalion of the 28th mechanized brigade in the Mykolaiv region, as well as the 18th battalion of the 35th marines brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region.

As a result of these strikes, seven units of armored and special vehicles were also destroyed.

More than 30 people of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one tank and five special vehicles were destroyed as a result of fire damage to the positions of the 2nd battalion of the 66th mechanized brigade in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

At the same time, artillery, missile forces and aviation strikes on Ukraine's military infrastructure continue.

During the day, six command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit, including the 14th mechanized brigade in the Kharkiv region, battalions of the 54th, 93rd and 64th mechanized brigades in the DPR and Zaporozhye region, as well as manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 167 areas.

Along with this, six depots of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed in the Zaporozhye region and the DPR.

On the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, two fuel depots for military equipment, an artillery battery and a temporary deployment point of the Right Sector nationalist formation were also hit.

In addition, two American M777 howitzers were destroyed in combat positions in the Kherson region.

Air defense systems shot down nine Ukrainian drones on the territory of the DPR.

In the Kharkiv region, one shell of the MLRS "Alder" was intercepted.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, 267 aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1,785 drones, 367 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,359 tanks and other armored combat vehicles have been destroyed.

Also, Russian troops hit 810 MLRS combat vehicles, 3323 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 4984 units of special military vehicles.

The situation in the DNR and LNR

The People's Militia of the DPR said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to inflict massive artillery strikes on residential areas and civilian infrastructure.

According to Donetsk, the enemy fired 244 rounds of ammunition from the BM-21 Grad MLRS, barrel artillery of 155, 152 and 122 mm caliber, as well as 120 mm mortars across the territory of the republic.

Along with this, 80 mm unguided aircraft missiles were used against the DPR.

As a result of fire from the Ukrainian troops, nine settlements of the republic were shelled.

At the same time, two artillery mounts, one tank and three armored personnel carriers were destroyed by the joint efforts of the DPR servicemen and the RF Armed Forces.

Losses among the enemy personnel amounted to more than 25 nationalists.

In turn, the People's Militia of the LPR said that over the past day, the forces of the republic destroyed up to 45 enemy personnel, three armored personnel carriers, two artillery installations and six units of special vehicles.

* "Right Sector" is a Ukrainian association of radical nationalist organizations, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia (decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 11/17/2014).