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Watch: Russian TV host boasts about missiles that can hit ‘London in 9 minutes’
Russia-Ukraine War: In a video widely shared on social media, Vladimir Solovyov can be seen talking about Russia's nuclear capabilities.
A Russian television host bragged about Russian hypersonic missiles that are capable of hitting London in just 9 minutes if they were launched. In a video widely shared on social media, Vladimir Solovyov can be seen talking about Russia's nuclear capabilities.
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"Everybody there is getting hysterical today because it can get to London from Belarus in 9 minutes," Vladimir Solovyov said in a segment on state-television.
The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic aero-ballistic missile with a claimed range of 2,000 kilometers.
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"The Killjoy missile also known as Kinzhal has a range of over 2,000 km and can reach a speed 12 times the speed of sound, 9 minutes and 'hello London!' or rather 'Hello and goodbye London!'" Vladimir Solovyov added.
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In September, state Duma deputy Andrey Gurulyov had claimed that Russia could hit the United Kingdom with nuclear weapons and turn it into a "Martian desert".
