Russia fires Zircon hypersonic missile during military drill with Belarus
Russia said on Sunday that it had fired a Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea and that Sukoi Su-34 supersonic fighter-bombers had carried out strikes as part of joint military exercises with Belarus. Russia’s “Zapad”, or West, joint strategic exercise with Belarus began on Sept. 12 aiming to improve…