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Russia flexes military muscle with hypersonic missiles and bombers during drills
Russia conducted joint drills with Belarus firing a Zircon missile traveling Mach 9, destroying its target with precision in the Barents Sea amid regional security tensions.
- Russia conducted joint military drills named 'Zapad 2025' starting on September 12, 2025, to enhance military coordination with Belarus in case of an attack.
- The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Zircon hypersonic missile was fired at a target in the Barents Sea during these drills.
- The exercises are characterized as defensive by Moscow and Minsk, with no intention to attack NATO members.
- Despite the drills, the U.S. announced an 'Eastern Sentry' operation following drone incursions into Poland on September 9-10.
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