North Korea successfully test-fired a new hypersonic missile, state news agency KCNA said on Wednesday, the latest step in a plan its leader Kim Jong Un described as aimed at using solid fuel to power missiles of all ranges.
It's good to be skeptical of any claims that are extreme, and "Kinzhals have never been shot down" seems like a strong claim, like you would expect by simple random chance that one might eventually get shot down. However, I distinctly remember the 'Kinzhal shootdown' story, so I present you these images.
This is what a Kinzhal looks like strapped to a Russian plane
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This is the 'shot down Kinzhal' presented to the media by a high ranking Ukrainian official (I forget his name)
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Bonus: Another 'Kinzhal' Ukraine claimed to have shot down two months later
It's good to be skeptical of any claims that are extreme, and "Kinzhals have never been shot down" seems like a strong claim, like you would expect by simple random chance that one might eventually get shot down. However, I distinctly remember the 'Kinzhal shootdown' story, so I present you these images.
This is what a Kinzhal looks like strapped to a Russian plane
This is the 'shot down Kinzhal' presented to the media by a high ranking Ukrainian official (I forget his name)
Bonus: Another 'Kinzhal' Ukraine claimed to have shot down two months later
(It's the same one)
If that's their proof then yeah, it's bullshit obviously. lol