Screengrab from the Belarusian Ministry of Defense footage.
Russian Su-34 fighter bombers deployed in Belarus for joint air drills were spotted armed with Kh-35U cruise missiles in footage released by the Belarusian Ministry of Defense on January 19.
Belarus and Russia launched a series of joint military exercises on January 16. The air drills will be held until February 1 using all of Belarus’ military airfields.
The Kh-35U, which is the latest version of the Kh-35 subsonic cruise missile, was developed by Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation. While the original version was just an anti-ship missile, a land-attack capability was added to the new version. This explains why the missile was sent to the joint drills in Belarus, a landlocked country.
The cruise missile navigates towards its target using a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. For terminal guidance, the missile is equipped with an active radar seeker.
The missile has a maximum range of 260 kilometers with a speed of no more than Mach 0.85. It can fly as low as four meters before hitting its target. The air launched version is armed with a 550 kg high explosive fragmentation shaped charge warhead.
The Russian military has been using the air and ground launched versions of the Kh-35U to strike high value targets of Kiev forces since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine around a year ago.
Russia and Belarus stepped up military cooperation in the last few months in the face of threats from Ukraine and the NATO. Recently, Kiev have been warning from a large-scale Russian ground offensive from Belarus. However, even the United States does not agree with these claims.
Earlier this week, National Security Council official John Kirby said that the U.S. does not see evidence that Belarus intends to join the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
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The judgment day is coming for the Nazis. And their collaborators.
What’s currently happening in Zapo?
There isn’t many fighting Ukrainians left, looks like NATO will be fighting Russia against the last Pole. Bring it on mudderfucker!
Hit Ukraine hard, destroy this Bolshevik abomination!
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Belarus knows that they have to support Russia, because if Russia loses, Belarus loses too. NATO has its plans ready.
Russia and allies are going to steam roll, what’s left of ukranazis.
Russia should nuke Poland and cut off NATO supply to UA. This also will send strong message to NATO and many NATO nations will back off.
Are you serious nukes? are you an idiot or a skitzo no sane person would ever use nukes.
yeah, but what he tries to say, is that poland is a shit country so are the people…
Nukes means death for all of us not just for poolish
Lanza the white incel, you’re back!
Yes my power went out because a dumb ass electric engineer fried him self
Whatever you say, li’l white incel.
Why is it that all too many Military Minds the world over love to park vehicles in close proximity, especially in a conflict zone?
Surely it is more sensible to train soldiers in drills that better protect vehicles and soldiers alike.
Excellent let’s hope they can help end this wasteful war quickly
And all designed & built with German science stolen by the raperman red army
I guess the German men shouldn’t have gotten themselves all killed trying to exterminate the untermensch on behalf of IG Farben and the Anglo-American bankers.
To by šlo. Nech majú aspoň o čom rozmýšľať Banderovskí fašisti v Kyjeve.
lol@ Ukraine ever thinking it was winning lol
it’s not easy trying to spare the population in a war. Despite everything, this is a commendable position for the Russians.But with intelligence and perspicacity, I hope that Russia does not leave these far-right leaders behind. in his bloodthirsty army. Up them Russia.