VIDEO Alert across Ukraine after Russia launches supersonic plane with nuclear warheads. How they attack

For the second time, on April 25, an air alert was declared throughout Ukraine due to the takeoff of a MiG-31K capable of carrying an airborne Kinzhal missile, and the danger remained for about half an hour.

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The plane can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. Given the reaction of Ukraine, it is possible to talk about the second option.

VIDEO Alert across Ukraine after Russia launches supersonic plane with nuclear warheads. How they attack

“Warning! Missile danger throughout Ukraine! MiG-31K takeoff detected,” was the message received by the population.

The first alert regarding the take-off of the Russian fighter jet on Thursday was issued at 10.30 am. This lasted 25 minutes. At 1 p.m., the capital and a number of regions were on alert due to the missile threat.

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What is the MiG-31K?

Mikoyan MiG-31 (The Mikoyan MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Force by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 “Foxbat”; the MiG-31 is based on the MiG-25 and shares elements of design with it.

More than 500 MiG-31 aircraft have been produced, of which 370 have been delivered to the Russian Air Force and 30 are in service with the Kazakhstan Air Force.

The MiG-31 is the fastest operational fighter jet in the world. It continues to be operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Air Defense Forces of Kazakhstan after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The MiG-31 performed an experimental flight of 7 hours, which is the longest this type of aircraft has ever performed.

The plane has Kh-47 Kinzhal missiles on board. A launch of this weapon requires climbing to high altitudes and using an afterburner that quickly burns all the fuel, the defense writes

What is the Kinzhal missile?

The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a Russian nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile, likely derived from the Russian 9K720 Iskander-M ground-launched missile. It was one of six “next generation” weapons presented by President Putin during a speech in March 2018.

On March 19, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have fired a Kinzhal missile at an ammunition depot around the city of Deliatyn in southwestern Ukraine. This marks the first known use of the weapon in combat.15 The United States was able to track the missile “in real time” during its flight, according to CNN, which cites US government officials, according to media

The rocket has a speed of about Mach 10 and a range of over 2,000 kilometers. The missile can be equipped with conventional or nuclear warheads, it is 500 kilograms. The missile is intended for the destruction of ground and naval targets.