Ukraine says new missile fired by Russia flew for 15 minutes, faster than Mach 11

KYIV (Reuters): The Russian missile that struck the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday flew for 15 minutes and reached a maximum speed of beyond Mach 11, Kyiv’s top spy agency said on Friday. “The flight time of this Russian missile from the moment of its launch in the Astrakhan region to its impact in the city of Dnipro was 15 minutes,” the Main Directorate of Intelligence said in a statement, adding that the weapon was “likely from the ‘Kedr’ missile complex. “The missile was equipped with six warheads: each equipped with six submunitions.

The speed at the final part of the trajectory was over Mach 11.”.