Ukrainian air defense knocked down two x-59: why these missiles are extremely dangerous-experts

One of the modifications of the rocket-X-59MK2 has a range of 285 km. It has a powerful engine and relatively small size, which complicates its interception. Russian aviation on October 16 struck Ukraine, launching five winged X-59 missiles. Thanks to the skill of Ukrainian air defense operators, two of them managed to knock down. In this regard, experts warned of the serious danger of these missiles and told why X-59 is so difficult to intercept. The Bulgarian Military Viewers write about it.

Since the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Russia, Russia has used the X-59 missiles to the objects of civil infrastructure of Ukraine. Among the examples are the launches of these missiles by Su-57 aircraft in mid-April 2022 on the port of Odessa and Kirovograd region; In March 2022, the Russian planes Su-35 attacked the X-59 rockets in the Rivne region, causing significant destruction.

The material stated that the Air-Earth class is intended for tactical aviation and compatible with Su-24M, Su-30, Su-34, Su-35 and Su-57 aircraft. This means that the Russians have no restrictions on the use of different platforms to strike. The rocket exists in three main variants-X-59, X-59M and X-59MK2 with two subspecies, each of which has different start-ups-45 km, up to 110 km and up to 285 km, respectively.

Observants are probably written in Ukraine, producing the most long-range option-X-59MK2. The rocket engine is a TRDD-50B turbojet-a variant of the same engine used in winged huge rates of the type X-101 and 3m-14 "Calibra". The specific characteristics of X-59MK2 include: it is in a small size of the rocket and in a powerful engine there are problems with its interception. And the weight of the warhead has great destructive power. "Despite its size (the length of the fuselage 4. 2 m compared to 7.