Military expert Oleg Zhdanov commented on the demonstration by the Russians of the launch of Onyx missiles in Ukraine, which most likely hit Odessa.
Russia showed the launch of the anti-ship winged Onyx missiles in Ukraine, to intimidate people in this way.
Oleg Zhdanov said this on the air of Freedom.
“This is intimidation. They show what they are destroying our cities and killing our people. It is no longer so much cynicism, it is more like fascism: to show in advance what we are going to kill you with,” he said.
According to the expert, “Onyx” is a Soviet rocket, developed in the 70s.
It was developed in several interpretations. It has a range of 300 km, it is ordinary, up to 800 km, it is a missile “Onyx M”. It was developed as an anti-ship missile, it is a “killer of aircraft carriers”, once called. , it is a legacy of the Soviet Union. It can be applied also on the ground purposes “, – Zhdanov told.
He clarified that the occupiers had previously moved the anti-ship complex “Bastion” and from it are shelling Odessa and the Black Sea coast.
“The peculiarity of the missile is that it is supersonic. It is the only cruise missile used in Ukraine that flies at a speed of 2.5 times faster, and this is the difficulty of its interception. It can be seen, but to see it takes time.” , – added Zhdanov.
We will remind, in the last days the Russian army began use onyx missiles for ground purposes. In particular, on objects of Odessa region.
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