Re:Residential building struck by a missile in southwestern ...
by scarier on Saturday February 26, 2022 @01:47PM
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That's a lot of damage against a reinforced concrete structure for an anti-air weapon. I think it's at least as likely to be an impact from an air-to-surface weapon, which would also have solid propellent. The flight profile looks much more consistent with a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft launch than a surface-to-air launch (especially since, as you mentioned, it's clearly in the early-ish stages of flight). A Buk launch could be vaguely plausible (the Strela series has VERY small warheads), but I don't see the S-300 having that kind of failure mode early in flight.
As you said though, the full picture will come out later. Hopefully they'll find some identifiable weapon fragments eventually.
As you said though, the full picture will come out later. Hopefully they'll find some identifiable weapon fragments eventually.