Russia is currently equipping its new nuclear submarines with hypersonic Zircon missiles, the RIA state news agency reported on Monday.
Alexei Rakhmanov, chief executive officer of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, pointed out that work is “already underway” to fit Yasen-class submarines, otherwise known as Project 885M, with the sea-based hypersonic missiles.
Officials announced on Monday that at least three people were injured in Ukraine after a series of Russian drones and missiles hit the port city of Odesa.
On his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged justice after Russian shelling on the southern Kherson region killed seven and injured several more Sunday
In a statement, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted that the attack was a violation of international law and “exemplified Russia’s deliberate policy of endangering the freedom of navigation and safety of commercial shipping in the Black Sea.”
“We express our support and solidarity with Türkiye, our strategic partner, and we call on the international community to take decisive action to prevent Russian Federation’s actions that impede the peaceful passage of vessels through the Black Sea,” the statement read.
