The Russian military attacked Kharkiv’s defense headquarters on March 31, killing more than 100 nationalists and Western mercenaries, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced on April 2.

“As a result of a high-precision strike with the Iskander operational-tactical complex on the defense headquarters in the city of Kharkiv on March 31, the elimination of more than 100 nationalists and mercenaries from Western countries was confirmed,” Konashenkov said.

The Russian MoD released footage of the pinpoint strike, which was apparently carried out with an Iskander-K cruise missile.

The Iskander-K main armament, the 9M728 cruise missile, has a known maximum range of 500 kilometers and a flight altitude of up to six kilometers. The missile is mainly guided by the GLONASS satellite navigation system and INS [inertial navigation system].

The 9M728 is also equipped with a TERCOM [terrain contour matching] system, which allows it to flew at an extremely low level to avoid detection by enemy radars.

The Iskander-K more advance cruise missile, the 9M729, has a higher yield warhead and a new guidance system for greater accuracy. The Russian military says that the missile has a range of 480 kilometers. Most parts and components of the 9M728 and 9M729 missiles are identical.

The Russian military has been using Iskander-K cruise missiles and the 9M723 quasi-ballistic missile of the Iskander-M to strike high-value military targets in Ukraine since the beginning of its special operation in the country.

Ukrainian government forces, who reportedly lost most of their air-defense capacities, appear to be hopeless in the face of Russia’s never-ending missiles strikes.

SouthFront