Ukraine’s military intelligence reveals the type of a missile Russia used to hit Dnipro
Source: GUR
It’s a touch-wood situation. Ukrainian military intelligence has confirmed that Russian forces launched a new type of missile at Dnipro on the morning of November 21. According to the Chief Intelligence Directorate (HUR), it was a Kedr (a Cedar tree) ballistic system.
Launched from the Astrakhan region in Russia, it struck Dnipro just mere 15 minutes later. The “Kedr” missile can carry six warheads, each containing six submunitions.
Another thing that gives it edge is speed – Kedr reaches speeds of over 11 Machs during its final trajectory, making it extremely difficult to intercept.
The development of the “Kedr” missile system allegedly was a joint effort by several Russian defense companies, including:
- JSC “Corporation Moscow Institute of Heat Engineering” (Moscow)
- JSC “Federal Scientific Production Center Titan-Barricades” (Volgograd)
- JSC “Main Special Design Bureau ‘Prozhiektor’” (Moscow)
- JSC “Concern ‘Sozvezdie’” (Voronezh)
- JSC “Scientific Production Enterprise ‘Specenergomekhanika’” (Moscow)
- LLC “Scientific Research Center of Special Equipment and Conversion ‘Kontinent’” (Moscow)
Testing of the “Kedr” missile system took place in October 2023 and June 2024 at Russia’s 4th State Central Interdepartmental Testing Range in Kapustin Yar, Astrakhan region. This new missile attack marks a disturbing escalation in Russia’s missile capabilities.
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