yes, the kinzhal is an air launched ballistic missile. it can travel at speeds up to ten times the speed of sound and has a range of about 2,000 kilometres. it's designed to provide precision strike capability against both targets on land and at sea. it entered service in late 2017 and, as noted, this is its combat debut. the speed of the kinzhal puts it beyond the reach of any ukrainian air defence system. and the launch platforms, in this case, the mig31—ik, can launch from ranges beyond the reach of ukraine. the kinzhal was likely launched from southern russia. so, unfortunately for ukraine, there's no chance of defending against these hypersonic weapons. two former british prime ministers — gordon brown and sirjohn major — have called for a new international