Russia’s ‘Prestigious’ Long-Range Missiles Suffering Major Problems

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Russia’s ‘Prestigious’ Long-Range Missiles Suffering Major Problems: UK

Russia’s “prestigious” Kh-101 missiles hint at a handful of problems in the production line of the long-range missiles used to bombard Ukrainian energy infrastructure, according to a new assessment.

On March 31, Ukrainian media reported that a Russian Kh-101 missile had landed in the country’s southwestern Saratov region after a missile barrage aimed at Ukraine.

Some reports suggested fragments that landed in a field in the Saratov region belonged to a Ukrainian drone.

Other sources, including Russian independent outlet Astra, shared images purporting to show that the wreckage belonged to an air-launched Kh-101 missile.

Kyiv’s Air Force said on March 31 that Russia had launched 14 Kh-101 and Kh-555 missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Saratov region.

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