Russia rules out hypersonic missile launch off South Africa
26 February 2023 |
12:50 pm
A Russian ship loaded with hypersonic missiles will take part in joint naval drills with China off South Africa's eastern coast this week. But a Russian commander denied there were plans to fire the weapons.
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