The main threat of the new Russian missile “Banderol” is its range and rather high speed – from 480 to 680 kilometers per hour.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, said this on television, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
“This is a high-explosive munition. What is its main threat? In the range. Although the Russians claim that it flies 700 kilometers, we recorded about 310-320 from the point where it was used. In addition, it has a fairly high speed – from 480 to 680 kilometers per hour,” he said.
According to Voloshyn, the Ukrainian military has recorded about two dozen cases of the use of this air-launched barrage munition.
“It is a cross between an unmanned aerial vehicle and a cruise missile. These munitions are launched from unmanned aerial vehicles – large ones, such as our Bayraktar. The weight of the explosive in this missile is about 150 kilograms,” the spokesman explained.
At the same time, he noted that he would not rush to say that this is something new and very dangerous: “In fact, the Russians have been developing it for several years, and now they are trying to show that they have something new.”
Regarding the difference in the use of Bandera and other cruise missiles or drones, Voloshyn pointed out that the weight of the Shahed warhead is 50 kilograms, and now the Russians are bringing this figure up to 70 kilograms. “The same “Bandera” has 150, as I said. The speed of the “Shahed” is much lower… And they are trying to use the “Banderol” as a cruise missile,” the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces summarized.
As Ukrinform previously reported, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine published technical details of the new Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile.
Source: AFU told about features of new Russian missile “Banderol”
