Russia owns hypersonic missiles that can bypass defense systems: Putin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow, Russia, on March 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

MOSCOW, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia has deployed high-precision hypersonic missiles that are capable of penetrating "existing and prospective" defense systems, the country's President Vladimir Putin said in his annual speech to the country's Federal Assembly Thursday.