Ukraine explains Russia US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads to attract defense systems.
Ukraine explains Russia – Date 1 Dec. ReutersHe reported that the Ukrainian military has found that the Russian military has used cruise missiles or cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. but did not find any installed warhead. It is thought to be used to lure Ukrainian air defense systems.
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Colonel Mykola Daniliak, representative of the Armed Forces Research Department, said that the information comes from the examination of the remains of missiles fired by the Russian army against the Lviv and Khmelnytskyi regions. In the western part of the country October 31 is it was discovered to be a KH-55 cruise missile.
The report states that the KH-55 cruise missile was developed in the former Soviet Union around the 1970s to destroy strategic targets with nuclear warheads. can be released by bombers
However, Colonel Daniliak confirmed that no higher than standard levels of radioactivity were found. Reflecting that the missile was not equipped with a nuclear warhead. While the Russian Defense Ministry showed no gesture. to the aforementioned report
A representative of the Armed Forces Research Department said the missiles were not equipped with any type of explosive warhead. And Russia has never used this rocket before October 31, making the danger of this rocket due to kinetic energy or fuel impact and explosion.
“Evidence of damage caused by some of these missiles has hit residential buildings. The intent should be used as a decoy for the Ukrainian air defense system. While using missiles with explosive warheads to destroy other important targets,” Colonel Daneliak said.