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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that it was "inevitable" that "war" would come to Russia after authorities there were forced to temporarily close a busy Moscow airport following an overnight drone attack on the capital.

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, really just cruise missiles, then, without the rocket powered take off.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ehh... yes but no those kinds of drones have way better manoeuvrability and can loiter: Think shooting a mortar shell into the air and it coming down exactly when you want it to. Hence why they're called loitering munitions and that applies even if they're in a hurry and travel distances instead of in circles.

Also of note those kind of systems don't have cruise missile type range or speeds, they almost certainly were launched from within Russia. Shahed drones (those Iranian mopeds) have the range, but not the speed, and from what I know Ukraine doesn't have comparable systems, much less home-made ones (Western tech usually comes with a "don't use in Russia" rulebook attached). It would also mean that Russia's air defence is even more incapable than claimed by its biggest detractors.

I'm guessing they used Punishers, or something very similar. 50km range are plenty for your partisans to find a quiet spot to launch the thing. Heck, why not a window down the street.