ℹ️: According to the Ukrainian MOD, Oniks-M cruise missiles were utilized against Kyiv during last night's Russian missile attack against the city.
- The Oniks-M, which was reportedly launched from Kursk, is an upgraded version of the Oniks missile system that has an estimated range of approximately 800 kilometers.
- The missile is launched by ground-based Bastion-P launchers, which are also used by Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles.
- Ukraine has intercepted less than 5% of the 200+ Oniks cruise missiles launched by Russia during the war. This is because the missile, which was initially designed as an anti-ship weapon, reaches supersonic speeds at extremely low altitudes. Ukraine currently has extreme shortages of the advanced SAM systems that are needed to stop such weapons.
- Despite the Oniks's nearly perfect impact rate and abundance, it is barely used by Russia against ground targets because its guidance system is better configured to target ships. The missile also has a small warhead that mainly relies on kinetic energy.
- The Oniks's use in this attack may have been experimental or an attempt to further drain Ukrainian interceptors.
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Nausea Geopolitics | 24/7 ℹ️: A majority of the missiles (Approximately 22) used against Kyiv were of the S-400 variety. Very little or no patriot activity was noted. Overall, no missiles were intercepted by Ukraine during the attack. 4 Kalibrs also struck Zaporizhzhia.
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