{"id":56457,"date":"2024-07-08T21:05:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=56457"},"modified":"2024-07-14T21:19:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T19:19:55","slug":"the-powerful-cruise-missile-used-by-russia-to-attack-a-childrens-hospital-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/07\/08\/the-powerful-cruise-missile-used-by-russia-to-attack-a-childrens-hospital-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"The powerful cruise missile used by Russia to attack a children's hospital in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today Russia has again attacked civilian targets in Ukraine, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/07\/08\/russia-attacks-a-childrens-hospital-in-ukraine-how-many-protests-will-there-be-against-this\/\">a children's hospital in kyiv<\/a> causing dozens of deaths.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/05\/10\/russia-overcomes-losses-of-3000-tanks-in-ukraine-with-some-very-striking-data\/\">Russia surpasses losses of 3,000 tanks in Ukraine, with some very striking data<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/02\/24\/ukraine-vs-afghanistan-the-military-losses-of-the-ussr-in-ten-years-and-those-of-russia-in-two\/\">Ukraine vs Afghanistan: the military losses of the USSR in ten years and those of Russia in two<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of the invasion on February 24, 2022, <strong>Russia has been launching indiscriminate air strikes against the Ukrainian civilian population<\/strong>. These are attacks that clearly constitute war crimes under the Geneva Convention, since <strong>there is no type of military presence in the civilian targets attacked by Russia<\/strong>. Furthermore, Russian forces are displaying complete disregard for where their missiles land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia has been denying responsibility for these attacks against civilian facilities<\/strong>, systematically blaming Ukraine under the theory that these attacks would actually be the product of the fall of Ukrainian anti-aircraft missiles. <strong>The evidence against these Russian claims is abundant, but the Kremlin continues to lie.<\/strong> Today, in a statement released by the official Russian agency Tass, <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1814005\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russia's Defense Ministry has once again denied the evidence<\/a>, stating that its forces<em>\"carried out a high-precision strike on Ukrainian defense industry sites and air bases\".<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin also states: <em>\"Numerous photo and video reports from Kiev, which have been made public, make it clear <strong>that damage was done by a falling Ukrainian air defense missile<\/strong> launched from a missile system deployed within the city limits.\"<\/em> <strong>This statement is not only false, but it is also loaded with cynicism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, defense expert <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FRHoffmann1\/status\/1810350033616732653\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fabian Hoffmann<\/a>, from the University of Oslo, has published this <strong>video of the attack recorded at the precise moment in which a missile fell on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Enhanced resolution video imagery once again and very clearly demonstrating that the missile is a \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa Kh-101. Why? <\/p>\n<p>- Highly visible TRDD-50A turbofan engine (rear section)<br \/>- Two relatively long wings (mid section)<br \/>- blunted nose (top section)<\/p>\n<p>H\/T to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zakarpatfan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@zakarpatfan<\/a> for the video. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AJ3EywdxQ5\">pic.twitter.com\/AJ3EywdxQ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabian Hoffmann (@FRHoffmann1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FRHoffmann1\/status\/1810350033616732653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FRHoffmann1\/status\/1810350033616732653\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hoffman has pointed out that the image \"clearly\" demonstrates that it is a Kh-101 missile<\/a >, as can be seen from several of its characteristics: a TRDD-50A turbofan engine in its rear section, relatively long wings in its middle section and a blunted nose. <strong>No Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile has this characteristic appearance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53844070813_b11b0c3020_o.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia has used these missiles in the Syrian War<\/strong> and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/intriguing-features-seen-on-largely-intact-russia-cruise-missile-wreck\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it has been using them in its attacks against Ukraine<\/a>. The Kh-101, known as the AS-23 \"Kodiak\", was introduced by the USSR in the 1980s to replace the Kh-55 (below these lines), which had a similar appearance, with the turbofan engine at the back, but a more rounded nose.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53844157809_fe7b0c41d9_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missilethreat.csis.org\/missile\/kh-101-kh-102\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) notes the following about the Kh-101<\/a>: <em>\"It travels on a low altitude flight path beneath infrared and radar systems, and <strong>its use of radar absorbing composite material makes the missile challenging to detect.<\/strong> Its accuracy is also believed to be quite high, employing the electronic GLONASS satellite navigation (the Russian equivalent to GPS) and TV terminal guidance.\"<\/em> So, <strong>with that guidance system, the Russians knew perfectly well what was attacking, but they were not worried<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53842912662_ae2a2ee3e6_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CSIS adds: <em>\"The Kh-101\/-102 ALCM <strong>is 7.45 m in length and 0.51 m in diameter. At launch the missile weighs 2,300-2,400 kg<\/strong> and is fired without a booster, using the launching aircraft\u2019s momentum at release to give it initial velocity. The missile uses a TRDD-50A turbofan engine, giving it a cruising speed of Mach 0.58 and a maximum speed of Mach 0.78. <strong>The range of the Kh-101\/-102 is reported to be between 2,500 km and 2,800 km<\/strong>, although unconfirmed reports by the Russian Ministry of Defense claim its maximum range is 4,500 km.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53844168169_955a233561_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same source points out that <strong>the Kh-101 cruise missile is launched from Tu-160 \"Blackjack\" bombers<\/strong>, Tu-95MS16 \"Bear-H\", Tu-22M3\/5 \"Backfire C\" and Su -27IB (Su-32) \"Flanker\". On the other hand, <strong>this type of missile carries a 450-kilogram conventional warhead and can be equipped with high-explosive warheads<\/strong>, penetrating or cluster\/submunition warheads. In turn, the Kh-102 variant carries a 250 kiloton nuclear warhead, but some sources indicate that the warhead could be larger, up to 450 kilotons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53843807856_db790724cf_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>CSIS notes that the probable circular error of the Kh-101\/-102 has been reported as 6 meters<\/strong>, <em>\"but is generally stated to be between 10 and 20 m\"<\/em>. Using a weapon of this power to attack civilian targets in a city is <strong>a clear case of war crime<\/strong>. Having attacked a children's hospital with such a powerful missile demonstrates the extent of the inhumanity of Russian terrorism in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/missilethreat.csis.org\/missile\/kh-101-kh-102\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CSIS.org<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/mil.in.ua\/es\/news\/rusia-tiene-al-menos-585-misiles-hur-mo\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mil.in.ua<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Russia has again attacked civilian targets in Ukraine, including a children&#8217;s hospital in kyiv causing dozens of deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19534,11548],"tags":[17994,22267,13300,22258,10731,16153,15307],"class_list":["post-56457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-armament","tag-kh-101","tag-kh-55","tag-kiev","tag-okhmatdyt-hospital","tag-russia","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-of-2022","tag-ukraine"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-12 03:03:46","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}