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> Only the Russian side has these BUKs. How is that even logical? These are discontinued older model BUK missiles. Meaning only a place like Ukraine would ha
by powertower 11y ago
> Only the Russian side has these BUKs.
How is that even logical?
These are discontinued older model BUK missiles.
Meaning only a place like Ukraine would have them in any significant numbers.
- alkonaut 11y agoBoth russia and Ukraine operate the specific older SAM (BUK-M1-2) and the missile in question (9M38M1) but I was under the impression that there were different types of warheads and that the warhead in question was only fielded by russia. This seems incorrect though, the entire system in question is still used both by Ukraine and Russia. So the warhead+missile identification does not rule out Ukrainian BUK, however the claim that Russia do not use BUK-M1-2 with 9M38M1 missiles is easily falsifiable, so it's really a very stupid thing to try from the russian side -- recent photos of this system in Russian duty are easy to find. These are discontinued in manufacturing, not in field use.