Russia fires Zircon hypersonic missile during military drills

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia fired the Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea during the Zapad military exercises, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday.

“According to objective monitoring data received in real time, the target was destroyed by a direct hit,” the ministry said.

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)