Ukraine could replace subsonic Neptune cruise missiles to hit Moscow and other targets in Russia. The American edition wrote about it DriveIt refers to a Ukrainian official who asked to remain anonymous.
The source reminded that the Ukrainian side cannot use Western weapons due to the current restrictions on attacks on targets inside Russia. The authors of the article wrote that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are already launching Neptune anti-ship missiles from ground installations.
The Ukrainian official noted that the range of Neptune, launched from the land and equipped with a 350-kilogram warhead, is currently 400 kilometers. He added that Ukraine has produced only a few dozen Neptunes and that Russian air defense systems are capable of hitting these missiles.
The official stated that if the mass of the warhead is reduced and the fuel volume is increased, the missile could hit Moscow.
Before that, a military expert stated On the “exaggerated” characteristics of the “Neptune” rocket.
Formerly Zelensky saidIt prevents Ukraine from transferring hostilities to the territory of the Russian Federation.