In an earlier interview, Ihnat said that what was needed to combat the Onyx was an “anti-ballistic system,” by which he was probably referring to equipment such as the US Patriot or French SAMP/T missile defense systems.īoth systems are held by Ukraine but not in the quantities needed to fully counter the threat in all areas of the country. “It is difficult to fight with such missiles, but you can influence them in the end through electronic warfare,” he added. “On the march, it can rise high, and when entering the target, it can actually fly 10-15 meters above the water to destroy the ship,” Ihnat said. In its final approach to a target, it flies at a height of around 15 meters or even lower as it is designed as a “sea-skimming” missile. It is not just the speed that complicates the ability to detect and intercept the weapon, but also its flight profile. “Onyx missiles are designed to destroy watercraft, and ships, it flies at a speed of 3000 km per hour, that is, very fast,” he said on the telethon on the morning of July 20. This weapon has been fired sporadically at land targets by Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion but their concerted use in recent days poses particular problems in southern coastal Ukraine.Īccording to Yuri Ihnat, spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the missile – designed to target naval ships – poses a number of technical challenges when used against land targets, not least being the speed with which they fly. Thursday, July 20 was the third night in a row that Russia launched mass missile attacks against the city of Odesa, in barrages making use of the P-800 Onyx anti-ship missile.
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