Ukraine has processed its legendary cruising missile class Neptune and now has a range of 1000 kilometers.
On Friday night Ukraine has successfully tested their first long-range cruise missile, hitting oil refinery in Tuapse, in the Russian region of Krasnodar region, approximately 1000 kilometers from Ukrainian territory. The attack caused a large fire, which firefighters took the full three days, transmitted the index.
“After the attack of the Kiev regime, on the night of 14. March, a container with about 20,000 tons of gasoline in the oil warehouse, and the firefighters assigned him the fourth level of the Krasnodar, Veniamin Kondratijev. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenki commented on the attack briefly and clearly:
“We are satisfied with the results of a long Neptune.”
Ukraine Confirms Development of the New “Long Neptune” Missile.
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This impact further increases the pressure on the Russian oil industry, which is a key source of income and helps the cremier to maintain the economy stable despite sanctions. Ukraine has been attacked by Russian refineries, pipelines and pumping stations with unmanned spacecries, and according to available data, about 10 percent of the Russian oil processing capacities have been attacked.
“Putin was quietly recognized by Trump as our attacks in the depths of the Russian territory affect their energy sector. It is our trumpet negotiations,” he wrote on Tuesday on Facebook Ukrainian MP ROMAN password. Cruise missiles have proven to be more effective than drones, which have so far been the main Ukrainian weapons for attacks on targets deep inside Russia. While drones fly more slowly and easier to knock them down, cruise missiles fly almost speed and much more difficult to intercept.
But in spite of their power, they should not be considered a miraculous weapon.
“These rockets alone cannot reverse the flow of war, even if we produce them much more than we have now. We have a further multi-different projectile experience,” says the National Institute of Strategic Studies and the Higher Analyst in the Kiev Center ‘Come Back Alive.
According to Ukrainian President Zelensky, the so-called “Long Neptune” missile was used to attack an oil refinery in the Russian city of Tuapse.
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“However, this does not mean that we do not need to strengthen its ability to strike out – both in terms of strategic defense now, and in the context of deterring the future,” he added. “Missiles and drones together will perform the combined attacks.”
These are weapons with a range of more than 500 kilometers, which carry strong combat heads capable of applying huge damage to the target. France and the United Kingdom have Storm Shadow / Scalp, which have already been donated to Ukraine, while Germany and Sweden have tauruses, which Berlin still refuses to deliver Kiev. The United States is considering sending their Jassm cruise missiles, but there is no certificate for now that they arrived in Ukraine.
Neptune is not the only new Ukrainian weapon. Last month, he introduced the iron, a rocket drone with a jet plant with a range of 700 kilometers.
Ukraine has been working for years to develop Neptune as long-range missiles. The R-360 Neptune was originally designed as a counterbrandic cruise rocket with a 150-kilogram warhead and up to 300 kilometers. He was first introduced in 2025. years. The design is based on Soviet rockets KH-35, but with an improved range, more precise guidance and modernized electronics.
After the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ukraine used Neptune with exceptional success against the Black Sea Fleet. Kiev claims that it was precisely on this rocket in 2022. year-sailed Moscow, Russian cruisers and the pride of their navy. In addition to ships, Neptune was also used for attacks on Russian anti-breathable systems along the coast of the Black Sea.
Ukraine has used a 1000 km Variant of their neptune cruise missile in combat for the first time. This domestically produced Missile has nearly twice the range of the Storm Shadow.
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Over the past three years, Ukraine worked on increasing the range and adjusting Neptune for attacks on land targets. Thus, Neptun-MD was created, also known as the long Neptune. It still uses the same launcher as the R-360, but it has a new system of guidance and benefits the infrared goal monitoring system in the final phase of the attack, writes the Ukrainian Portal MilitaryI.
In recent months, the rocket is fired at the goals near the Russian-Ukrainian border, but the last week’s attack was so far the most balacia.
“New Ukrainian rocket, precise hit. The range of a thousand kilometers. Thanks to our Ukrainian engineers, manufacturers and the army. We continue to work on strengthening Ukrainian security,” Green said.
Bjeljeskov believes that reports on successful testing Long Neptune are very likely. According to him, Ukraine has changed the guidance system, customizing the software originally intended to run rockets to maritime objectives so that it can now accurately shoot the goals on the land. They also increased the range – which technically is not an excessive challenge, as it is just a greater rocket with an additional fuel tank.
Dugi Neptune, as a cruise rocket, has its advantages and shortcomings. It is an advantage of which is faster and easier to produce from ballistic missiles, but the disadvantage is that flies more slowly, carries a smaller warhead and easier to knock down, says Bjeljeskov.
Ukraine is now trying to increase production significantly. In November, he said that about 100 rockets were produced until then the different types.
Romania concluded an agreement last year with Ukraine about the common production of rocket Neptune.
“Funding from the EU could accelerate production and Ukraine to give greater freedom of action – independent of the US Help,” concludes Bjeljeskov.
(Vijesti.ba)
