Exploded over the sea: border guards showed the footage of destruction of the X-101 rocket (photo)

According to the command, border guards opened fire on the Russian rocket from existing weapons while completing the missile defense task. On the night of August 30, military personnel of the Odessa detachment of maritime protection shot down the winged rocket. This was reported in the press service of the State Border Guard Service on Telegram.

"Tonight, the Odessa Maritime Protection Detachment recorded a deadly strategic missile, probably X-101, while completing the missile defense task," the message said. They noted that border guards opened fire from existing rocket weapons, it exploded over the sea. It is a winged air base rocket "Air - Earth". The range of the projectile is up to 6 thousand kilometers, its combat part is 970 kilograms. The speed of the X-101 rocket-up to 720 km/h.

The peculiarity of the X-101 rocket is that it is unpredictable. Its trajectory is difficult to predict, calculate and try to knock down. It is difficult to knock down the X-101 rocket because of its ability to fly for a long time, change the course and maneuver. X-101 missiles are considered a difficult purpose for air defense, but Ukrainian soldiers manage to destroy them.