On July 16, russian Tu-95MS air bombers fired six cruising "precision" missiles Kh-101 evaluated at 78 million USD in total. The details regarding the missile strike were published by a local authority, confirmed by the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to Forbes, one Kh-101 missile is worth $13 million, the New Voice of Ukraine reports. Four out of the six launched missiles were neutralized by Ukraine’s air defense units, and two others hit an agricultural facility in Central Ukraine.
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Defense Express notes, that even subsonic missiles are pretty difficult to intercept, especially with the 40-years old (in average) equipment, which is operated by the Ukrainian air defense forces.
A cruise missile is a low-altitude and barely detectable target, thus the fact most of them got intercepted nevertheless, says a lot about the skill of Ukrainian units, that have been hunting for russian missiles for almost five months already.
Defense Express also earlier covered what’s inside these russian Kh-101 precision missiles: it turns out the "advanced" cruise missiles are guided by 1960s navigation systems, while some of the other russian modern equipment is full of imported Western electronics.
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