The Air Force urged to wait for experts' conclusions on the type of missiles used by the enemy to attack Kyiv on Monday
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According to the Air Force spokesperson, the final version will be provided by experts from a research institute who will examine the wreckage of the missile and will be able to say for sure what Russia used to attack Kyiv on Monday, March 25.
We need to wait for the conclusions of experts, and then we can say for sure what kind of missiles the enemy attacked Kyiv with on Monday, March 25. And whether they were Zircon missiles. This opinion was voiced on the air of the national telethon by the spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ilya Evlash, reports UNN.
The final version will be provided by expert specialists from the research institute (Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise - ed.), who will examine the wreckage and will be able to say for sure. However, we can say for sure that these missiles were shot down and did not cause the damage they could have if they had hit the target they were aimed at
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Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise were the first to officially report that on February 7, Russia used Zircon missilesduring a strike on Ukraine.
"According to preliminary information, there is indeed evidence of the use of a 3M22 Zircon missile. This is evidenced by the markings on parts and fragments, the identification of components and parts, and the features of the relevant type of weapon. Several pieces of debris have laser engraved and embossed inscriptions 3L22, indicating a specific assembly from a specific product. In addition, the bolts on the steering mechanisms are marked with the number 26, which is a feature of the Zircon. Other markings on the missile wreckage indicate the date of production of its components - late 2023-2024. This means that the missile was assembled recently," said Oleksandr Ruvin, Director of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise.
He added that the missile does not meet the characteristics declared by Russia and does not contain any of the latest technologies.
"The missile was flying at a speed of no more than 2,500 kilometers. The damaging factors do not yet correspond to the declared ones. The assembly is Russian: in some places there are still laser written numbers, and somewhere scratched with nails. Some boards are hand-assembled. There are some new things directly in some units. Everything else is the same: standard engines, metal quality, components are nothing special, nothing revolutionary. We are, however, now studying what kind of explosive was used," Ruvin said.
