The first image of the Kh-69 missile with a new warhead, which Ukrainian air defense shot down on October 19, has appeared.
According to the publication, the Kh-69 missile with the new BZhD was shot down by air defense forces during the attack on October 19. According to the report of the Ukrainian Air Force, the enemy attacked with six Kh-59/X-69 missiles, of which four units were shot down.
The Kh-69 missile is a development of the Raduga Design Bureau, it was first officially demonstrated at the Army forum in August 2022, and the Russians first used it to strike Ukraine during a massive attack on February 7 of this year.
Among all, the Russian Federation used the Kh-69 missile to strike the Tripolskaya TPP in April.
This missile is used for strikes from Su-57 fighters. It is known from open sources that the missile weighs up to 800 kg, of which up to 310 kg is the warhead, the range is from 400 km. In May, the GUR reported that the Russian Federation produces one to three Kh-69 missiles per month.
As noted in the publication, the Russian Federation continues to experiment with warheads for its cruise missiles in order to increase the effectiveness of their use depending on the type of target.