Russian MiG-31 jets carrying hypersonic missiles deployed in Kaliningrad

Three Russian MiG-31 jets carrying hypersonic missiles deployed in Kaliningrad
Three Russian MiG-31 jets carrying hypersonic missiles deployed in Kaliningrad
Kinzhals can be armed with nuclear warheads and fly 12 times speed of sound
Russia said new aircraft will be on round-the-clock alert, in fresh threat to NATO
As jets were deployed, Finland said two of the same fighters violated its airspace
Russia has deployed three new fighters armed with nuclear-capable missiles to its European enclave in a fresh threat to NATO.

The MiG-31 jets landed at Chkalovsk airbase in Kaliningrad - which borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania - on Thursday, Moscow's defence ministry said.

The jets are specially modified MiG-31K variants meaning they can carry Kinzhal or 'Dagger' hypersonic missiles, which can be armed with nuclear warheads and fly at 12 times the speed of sound which Putin says makes them 'unstoppable'.