As Russia's war on Ukraine continues, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his opponents that his country possesses a devastating arsenal of weapons that surpasses that of the West.

A statement that surprised Western public opinion, especially with Putin's unveiling of Russia's hypersonic missiles, which are capable of carrying nuclear warheads and hitting distant targets with great accuracy.

The French newspaper "Le Figaro" stripped a number of these missiles, and said that Putin was keen to be proud of the new generations of hypersonic missiles capable of exceeding Mach 5 speeds (1 Mach equals about 1225 kilometers per hour), and capable of carrying warheads. Nuclear weapons can bypass adversary defenses more powerfully and smoothly than ballistic missiles.


Dague

A ballistic missile that can be launched from the air, capable of reaching a speed of Mach 10 and hitting targets at a distance of 2,000 kilometers with pinpoint accuracy.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has confirmed the use of this missile in the Ukrainian war.

Zirkon

Le Figaro said that President Putin had previously announced at the end of last July that the Russian Navy would include, in the coming months, a Zircon 3M22 (3M22) hypersonic missile that can reach a speed of 8 Machs and is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 1,000 km. .

According to the newspaper, this missile appears to be still under testing.


Avangard

Its speed, during an experiment in December 2018, reached Macha 27, according to Le Figaro, and it is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 6,000 kilometers.

The newspaper said that this missile has not yet been used in the field of operations.

Status-6

It is also called the "Poseidon" torpedo, and it is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, and it will enter service in the arsenal of the new Russian nuclear submarine "Belgorod", which was announced last July.

This submarine can dive to a depth of 1,000 meters, and is able to operate for 10,000 km independently thanks to nuclear thrust.

Le Figaro explains that launching a "Status-6" missile from this submarine can cause a massive tsunami and spread deadly nuclear radiation.


"Burevestnik"

A nuclear-powered missile is under development, which is also part of the new suite of strategic weapons unveiled by Vladimir Putin.

Le Figaro quoted the German newspaper, Die Welt, as saying that this missile was tested last September, and it is able to operate independently for an almost unlimited period thanks to nuclear power, and it can thwart anti-missile defenses, and it needs a few more years to enters service.


"Satan 2"

According to the French newspaper, it is the RS-28 Sarmat missile, better known as the "Satan 2".

Described as a "doomsday missile", it is an intercontinental ballistic missile revealed by Russia in 2018, capable of carrying 200 tons of explosives, and its length is 35 meters, its width is 3 meters, and its target range extends between 10 thousand and 18 thousand kilometers.