The missile borrows its booster from the S-125 anti-air missile and uses an MS-400 turbojet for cruising. The Neptune system fires R-360 cruise missiles that fly at low altitude as far as 180 miles. Kyiv launched development of the missile back in 2013 and completed the first test shots in 2018. But the pre-war Ukrainian navy probably possessed just one Neptune battery out of the half-dozen or so it planned to induct this spring. Ukrainian troops in the besieged city of Mariupol in late March scored a hit on a Russian patrol boat using an old anti-tank guided missile.Ĭompared to a Konkurs ATGM, Neptune is a much more sophisticated and, to Russian sailors, dangerous weapon. To be fair, Ukrainian sources more than once have reported hits on Russian warships blockading Odessa and other ports since Russia widened its war on Ukraine starting the night of Feb. It’s equally possible Ukraine landed a devastating blow against Russia. As far as the cause of the cruiser’s damage goes, it’s possible Moscow is trying to muddy the waters-so to speak-in order to rob Kyiv of an information victory.
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