Full-scale war in Ukraine revealed a serious nuance about the armament of Russia/Getty Images
At present, the Russian invaders began to use Kh-31 missiles in Odessa and the region. Their most modern modification of 2012, Kh-31PD, can be used at a distance of up to 250 kilometers.
Before, these missiles were mainly used in the territories in eastern Ukraine, mainly along the front line, or border areas from rf. This was due to the fact that Russian aviation tried not to enter the airspace of Ukraine or the air defense zone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Accuracy
But, the use of the Kh-31 in the Odessa region showed that they have the same problems as the Kh-22, namely, when launched at objects with a maximum range, the accuracy of destruction drops catastrophically, and the fuel system also fails.
Let me remind you that at one time the Kh-22s were used along the Odessa area, resulting in regular misses/deviations from targets by 500 meters or more, and two missiles completely crashed into the sea due to a fuel system failure. week: those who flew drastically past, those who did not fly right to the bottom of the Black Sea.
So, what am I really talking about?
Probably, to that it was the full-scale war in Ukraine that showed how much Russian and, read, Soviet weapons were overestimated in terms of their capabilities and most of their performance characteristics were simply attributed from the ceiling, and defectiveness for him is the norm, not the exception.
