A Russian Su-34 fighter bomber armed with Kh-29TD missile. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense.
On April 9, video footage surfaced online showing a recent pinpoint airstrike by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) against a bridge used by Kiev forces in the special military operation zone in Ukraine.
The bridge, which is located over the Sudost River in the Chernihiv region, was heavily damaged as a result of the airstrike that was reportedly carried out by a Su-34 fighter bomber using a Kh-29 air-to-ground optically-guided missile.
The Kh-29 was developed in the Soviet Union in the late 1970s by Vympel NPO. Today, Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation produces upgraded versions of the missile.
The missile used in the pinpoint strike, the Kh-29TD, is a derivative from the TE version, which is an upgrade to the original TV-guided Kh-29T. Unlike the T and TE versions, the Kh-29TD is said to be equipped with a new imaging infrared homing seeker that allows for day and night operations.
Both the Kh-29TE and the upgraded TD version have an effective range of up to 30 kilometers and a top launch altitude of 10,000 meters.
Kh-29 missiles are typically armed with a 320 kg high-explosive armor-piercing warhead. They were designed for use against larger battlefield targets and infrastructure such as industrial buildings, depots and bridges as well as against ships with a displacement up to 10,000 tons, hardened aircraft shelters and concrete runways.
The missile can be carried by all fighter bombers currently in service with the VKS. It is the main air-to-ground weapon usually loaded on Su-34s.
VKS fighter bombers have been using Kh-29 missiles against Kiev forces since the start of the special military operation more than a year ago with much success.
Nato HATTE in Serbien alle Brücken vernichtet
But not the ones in Belgrade. The French allegedly asked for them not to be targeted.
Good that you said that.
and this the reason why Russia should destroy ALL important bridges in Ukraine.
make over thirty k a month working part-time. I kept hearing from other people telling me how much money they could make online, so I decided to find out. Well, it was all true and it completely changed my life.s … This is where I started……. Smart.onlinework1.workers.dev
Fuck, only now Rusia decided to destroy bridges? They soud do this insted of energy fasilities. That how the Ukrsinian logistic woud be cripled.
Correct. Russian haven’t conducted the battlefield isolation, what had to be done last year in February and early March.
the bridge is easily found on google map but unfortunately it seems worthless, it won’t have any impact for ukrainians and russians, I hope it was just a test to target really important bridges just before the next russian offensive
Apparently, the Russians don’t know Rule #2. Double Tap!
Let’s hope the same fate for the Kerch bridge…
Tak to bol ozaj presný zásah. Ešte šťastie, že sa na moste počas tohto zásahu nenachádzali ľudia.