Russia has successfully test-fired a new hypersonic missile – Zircon – with a range of over 1,000 km (625 miles), news agency Reuters reported Saturday. Reuters cited a Russian defence ministry communication that said the missile had been fired from the Barents Sea and hit a target in the White Sea – a distance of around 1,016 km (631 miles). In earlier tests Russia also claimed to have fired the Zircon from a submerged submarine. President Vladimir Putin – whose ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine… Hindustan Times Photo: Russian Ministry of Defence