This

 

was done just a few days after the Ukrainian Missile attack in Makiivka

that killed 83? (Russian sources) 400? (Ukrainian sources) members of the Russian military.

It's really not all that hard to connect the dots here.

Russia’s Zircon Hypersonic Missiles Now Deployed On Frigate Officials Claim

(Claim? It's not a claim. They 're there. This pieced seems to be very biased but it has a lot of good information as well so...went with it as opposed to some others I had read on the same subject.)

"The Russian Navy's first Project 22350 frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov, has set out on a deployment armed, in part, with new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, according to officials in that country. In 2020, the Russian government said that the warship had carried out the first ever successful live-fire launch of a Zircon during a drill in the White Sea."

"Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Gorshkov's deployment, which he said would see the warship sail in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, earlier today during a ceremony."

"Despite this reported operational deployment, details about Zircon (sometimes written Tsirkon) and its capabilities remain limited. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the example that Admiral Gorshkov fired during the 2020 test reached a peak speed of “more than Mach 8" and traveled a total of 280 miles. The test last May reportedly saw the weapon fly approximately 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), which is in line with claims that Putin had made about its performance in 2019. The Russian President also indicated at that time that the missile would be able to reach a speed of up to Mach 9."

"If Gorshkov has indeed headed out with a loadout that includes some number of Zircon, this would be a significant milestone for that weapon system, which Russian authorities have admitted in the past experienced significant difficulties during development. From an operational perspective, hypersonic cruise missiles present new challenges for enemy forces at sea and on land given that it greatly reduces the amount of time it takes for the weapon to reach its target and similarly limits the amount of time defenders have to react. In addition, hypersonic cruise missiles, especially if they have high degrees of maneuverability, would be very hard to intercept."

(If? Theres no if. "...especially if they have high degrees of maneuverability, " Again, there is no "IF" they are maneuverable.)

"It seems clear that the Russian military intends this deployment to be an important show of force in the context of its growing geopolitical isolation over its all-out war on Ukraine, which began in February 2022. U.S. and other NATO naval activity around Europe, including in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, which are among the places where Gorshkov will reportedly sail, has significantly increased as part of broader efforts, which began in the immediate lead-up to the current conflict in Ukraine, to deter further Russian aggression.

("in the context of its growing geopolitical isolation" 

They are not in any more "geopolitical isolation" than they were when they started the war. 

"over its all-out war on Ukraine". 

It hasn't even come close to "all out war". 

"U.S. and other NATO naval activity around Europe, including in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, which are among the places where Gorshkov will reportedly sail, has significantly increased as part of broader efforts." 

Just why do you think it's going to these areas then?

 If its only "reportedly" going to sail there?)

"In addition, if Gorshkov is actually carrying Zircons, it's not clear how many of the missiles are loaded on the ship or how many the Russian military has available in total. On top of that, there are questions about the reliability of the existing missiles and what the country's capacity might be currently to produce more. Russia's defense enterprises, among other things, have been severely hampered by crippling international sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine. The country's heavy reliance on foreign electronics in the production of advanced weapon systems has only exacerbated these issues. This is all on top of economic troubles Russia has experienced that predate the conflict, which have often led in the past to the cutting or deferment of major defense programs due to funding limitations."

("if Gorshkov is actually carrying Zircons"

How many times do you have to say if?

"it's not clear how many of the missiles are loaded on the ship"

Understandable.

"or how many the Russian military has available in total."

"crippling international sanctions"

Can we please stop with this?

Sanctions have never worked.

They arent working.

And theyre not gonna work.

They are going to backfire on us and cause us more harm in the long run than they will Russia right now. Expeditate the demise of the $ etc...

The guy started preparing for this 14 years ago. Insulating his economy, getting rid of dollars, buying gold, developing weapons systems the west doesn't have etc

Maybe we should work things from the perspective that he thinks he has what he needs? Instead of  "it's not clear...how many the Russian Military has available in total? 

Maybe?)

“We’re not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in terms of hypersonic programs,” U.S. Space Force Gen. David Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations, said at the Halifax International Security Forum in 2021, pointing in part to a reported Zircon test that year.

(If, if and if all throughout that article and put everything in the context of all the potential weaknesses of  the Zircons, then at the very end? Gives you the biggest part of the truth you should know.

“We’re not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in terms of hypersonic programs,” 

 Kind of gives away the bias.

These were loaded and set sail just a few days after the Ukrainian Missile attack in Makiivka. It's not that hard to connect the dots.)

We just keep getting closer and closer to something we really don't want.

And I got a question.

How many of something that flies 9x the speed of sound and can be launched from international waters? 

And cant be shot down by your enemy? 

Yeah, 

how many of those do you really have to have?

What's the number?

Whatever it is?

Hes already got them.

Hes really not worried about "reliance on foreign electronics" I promise you.

Or he never would have launched the war to start with.