MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. The combat use of the Kinzhal air-to-surface missile in Ukraine confirmed its efficiency in destroying hard targets, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Monday.

"The combat use of the Kinzhal air-launched missile system has confirmed its effectiveness in destroying highly protected special enemy targets," he said. "Strikes by this air-launched missile system at military infrastructure facilities of Ukraine during the special military operation will continue."

The Kinzhal missile is used with a conventional warhead, the spokesman said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his speech to the Federal Assembly on March 1, 2018, gave a brief summary of the Kinzhal missile system’s characteristics: Its speed is 10 times the speed of sound; the range is more than 2,000 km; the missile can perform evasive maneuvers at every stage of its flight, which allows it to overcome all air defense and missile defense systems, and can be equipped with conventional and nuclear warheads.