Ukraine Says Russia’s 'Zircon' Missile Isn't What It Claims

Ukrainian intelligence experts have taken apart a Russian Zircon missile and say it does not live up to the hype.

Russia has been telling the world that its new Zircon missile is a super-fast 'hypersonic' weapon that is impossible to stop. But now, experts in Ukraine are saying that might not be true. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency recently got their hands on parts of a Zircon missile that was fired at them. They took it apart to see how it actually works. Here is what they found: First, they think it isn't really a 'hypersonic cruise missile.' Instead, they believe it is actually a ballistic missile. A cruise missile flies like a small, fast airplane. A ballistic missile gets launched high in…