Posted on 06/24/2022 12:24:34 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Video has emerged of one rogue Russian air defence missile from a volley launched in the Luhansk region turning 180 degrees in mid air to smash into almost the exact location from where it was launched.
The video was reported to be filmed in the early hours this morning near the town of Alchevsk, about 55 miles south of Severodonetsk, where the fiercest fighting has been raging.
Reports indicate that the air defence missile system - possibly an S300 - was operated by Ukrainian pro-Russian separatists from the breakaway Luhansk People's Republic.
The cause of the malfunction is not clear, with some speculating that it may be due to hacking or jamming by a loitering Ukrainian drone, although this is considered unlikely.
The video shows the missile creating a large explosion on impact and showering the surrounding area in a bright cascade of sparks, thought to be caused by the missile's fuel exploding having not been spent on its flight.
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Made in Australia?
Looks like the Russians have their own version of H1B visas doing what should be home grown work.
When his hands weren’t shaking, Putin was giving lots of love to India on his BRICS summit video conference today.
Dang that roadrunner. .
Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That’s not my department!” says Wernher von Braun.
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That missile was pulling some G’s to make that turn.
surface to air, why do i doubt that...
the pics/video show at least two smoke trails before it’s launch
so they fired three at unknown aircraft, two misses and one return to sender all while on video, anticipating launch, to an unexpected aircraft attack, is that it?
using them as surface to surface maybe?
Surface to surface is how they’re being used in a lot of places by the Russians.
That “bright cascade” was not “sparks”, as reported.
Whoo! Karma!
Did not know Wile E Coyote was in the Russian Army. . . .
I see what you did there. 😀
That probably ruined somebody’s whole day.
Nope, mostly propellant. Aluminum powder and ammonium perchlorate. Burns bright.
We had that happen in 1977 with an SM 1 we were very lucky the missle went approx a half mile down range went subsurface returned airborn went subsurface again than popit was finished.
Did someone accidently swap the “Source” and “Destination” coordinates?
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