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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost a rocket worth $ 13 million. - I...

300 km did not fly: the RF was found fragments of the X-101 missile, which was beaten across Ukraine

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost a rocket worth $ 13 million. - It was found in the field Russian tractors 300 km from the borders of Ukraine. In Russia, wreckage of the winged rocket X-101/X-555 was found, which they tried to hit the territory of Ukraine. However, the rocket did not fly - it fell 300 km to the front line. About it writes Telegram-channel Astra.

The post stated that the locals found a rocket fragments in the middle of the field near the village of Poltava in the Saratov region. It turned out that these were the remains of the Russian rocket X-101, which broke away from the rocket plane, did not work and just fell. Moreover, the place of fall - just 8 km from the village: the rocket was found tractors. It is noted that the launches X-101 is usually carried out over the Caspian Sea.

One of the reasons why they are launched from the airspace above the sea is possible incidents with the fall of old rockets. In particular, some rockets may simply be defective and do not start the engine. Then they are imperceptibly sinking in the sea. However, as we can see, some fall on the head of the Russians. Poltavka is a village in the Saratov region, with about 300 people.

The distance to the territory of Ukraine is about 300 km, to the Caspian Sea - about 700 km, to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Engels - about 200 km. The settlement is located on a conditional straight line from Engels to the border of Ukraine. It is definitely not known when the fall happened. However, it is possible to estimate the time on the reports of the Air Force Command.

In particular, the previous attacks of the winged X-101 missiles took place on June 30, 2023 (the air defense knocked out all 28 missiles that reached Ukraine), August 27 (4 missiles of different types were shot down), on August 15 (14 missiles of different types were shot down). It should be noted that Ukrainian intelligence states that Russia continues to produce new missiles for strikes in Ukraine. In particular, it is known that during the month Russian plants produce 30 pcs.

X-101 and 10-15 pcs. "Calibers". X-101/X-555-winged missiles about 7. 4 m long, capable of carrying 960 kg of explosives, flying a distance of 5500 km and have a speed of 720 km/h. Estimated cost - $ 13 million/pc. They are launched from Tu-95MC aircraft, which depart, in particular, from a military base in Engels near the Caspian Sea. We remind you that from the night of August 31 to September 1, another attack of unknown drones in the Russian Federation took place.