A screengrab showing the LMUR missile carried by the Mi-28NM attack helicopter.
Russian attack helicopters continue to target the positions of Kiev forces using the Lightweight Multifunction Missile (LMUR), which is also known as the Izdeliye 305.
Videos showing 12 strikes with the advanced missiles were released by different Russian news sources between March 1 and 27.
Eight of the strikes targeted positions of Kiev forces in the settlement of Malynivka and its outskirts in the Zaporozhye direction.
Two positions, including an air control center for the Ukrainian Air Force, were hit in the settlement of Prydniprovske in the Kherson direction.
Another strike targeted a post in the settlement of Kyslivka in Kharkiv. The location of the post hit by the last strike is unknown.
The LMUR was developed by the Kolomna Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering for the upgraded Mi-28NM and Ka-52M attack helicopters. It can also be launched from Mi-8MNP-2 special forces helicopters.
The missile is equipped with an GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system, an optical thermal imaging homing seeker and a two-way secured data-link. It is also armed with a high-explosive warhead weighing 25 kg. The maximum range of the missile is around 15 kilometers.
The LMUR can be used in two different modes. In the first one, the target is marked by the operator before launch, and the carrier helicopter can turn away directly after the missile launch.
In the second mode, the missile is launched without it being locked on a target. It first flies in its direction, using inertial guidance with satellite navigation providing corrections. The image from the seeker is transmitted back to the helicopter via a data-link system, dubbed the AS-BPLA. The operator can select the target and change it while the missile is flying towards its area.
Russian attack helicopters have been using LMUR missiles against Kiev forces since the start of the special operation in Ukraine with much success.
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