During a terrorist missile attack on the night of June 22, Russian war criminals fired 10 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles at Ukraine.
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They were fired from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Saratov region, of which seven missiles were destroyed by our air defense.
As Defense Express learned from its own sources, at least one Kh-101 missile in the salvo had a cluster warhead – a new missile manufactured in the second quarter of 2024, which was used by the enemy to attack airfields, shot down by air defense forces.
It is noted that the cassette module of such a missile holds approximately 60 “balls” (the submunition has the index 136-3), the weight of one is approximately 4400 grams. Let us remind you that approaching such submunitions is very dangerous, because they may have an automatic detonation system on a timer. Therefore, when such objects are detected, it is necessary to urgently call the appropriate services to the site.
The difference between the cassette element for the warhead of the Kh-101 cruise missile is that its body has the shape of two hemispheres with a fuse on one of them, while, for example, the “ball” for the Kh-59 missile is spherical, the fuse is located on the side.
This is not the first time that the enemy has used the X-101 with a cluster warhead – earlier in June, a Kh-101 cruise missile with a cluster warhead was shot down during an attack at night for the first time.
The enemy uses its Kh-101s with cluster warheads primarily to strike airfields to achieve maximum effect – for example, during the Kh-101 strike on the night of June 7 (when the Kh-101 with cluster warheads was first shot down). missiles there was an airfield in Starokonstantinov according to data from open sources.
Also, one of the X-101s with a cluster warhead was shot down during an enemy attack on the night of June 12, then the Russian occupation army tried to hit these missiles, most likely at the airfield in Vasilkov. Therefore, in view of the appearance of the F-16 this year, it is critical to shoot down such missiles ahead of time to avoid at least damage to aircraft by such “balls”.
Source: Racurs
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