Iskander is a mobile, short-range ballistic missile. Two short-range ballistic missiles are part of the Iskander road-mobile missile system, which significantly boosts the firepower of missile forces.
However, the Russian people may not be safe from its missiles while it continues to pound critical Ukrainian assets. According to a Mirror report, a Russian strike went wrong when the Russian Iskander missile entirely disintegrated and exploded shortly after being launched.
In a video that appeared online, the rocket “flashes” as its engine seems to misfire, creating the impression of a fireworks display.
According to one account, the rocket disintegrated without the warhead exploding when the solid-propellant detonated. The missile was reportedly launched from the Belgorod region toward Ukraine.
A Ukrainian channel went as far as mocking “the real level of technological backwardness of the Russian military-industrial complex” in the missile failure. It advised Russian frontline city residents to be wary of their own “defenders,” taking a jibe at the invading troops.
Another report from local media stated, “It is possible that the emergency self-destruct system was activated due to engine failure. “In any event, this demonstrates that the Russian army is not doing as well with Iskanders as Russian propaganda says.”
Previously, it was reported that the invading troops were using Soviet-era rockets with high payload capacity instead of high-precision modern missiles in a shift in strategy.
There have been speculations that Russia has been trying to save its expensive precision-guided modern missiles after exhausting huge stockpiles.
At a press briefing, Yuriy Ignat, spokesperson for the Air Force of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said, “lately, we have observed a trend of Russia’s skimping on the use of expensive high-precision missiles. Instead, the foe uses old Soviet Kh-59 and Kh-22 missiles more and more often.
The disintegration of nuclear-capable Iskander does not bid well for the invading force. Russia has projected the missile as a symbol of its military power besides the Kalibr cruise missile that it has been firing from the black sea.
On June 19, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russia’s Iskander missiles had struck a Kharkiv tank repair plant in Ukraine.
Iskander is a mobile, short-range ballistic missile. Two short-range ballistic missiles are part of the Iskander road-mobile missile system, which significantly boosts the firepower of missile forces.
It is possible to target each missile independently. Due to the ability to change target coordination while the missile is in flight, these missiles can hit moving targets.
The Iskander is equipped with various conventional warheads, including the cluster, fuel-air explosive, bunker-busting, and electromagnetic pulse warheads. It can also carry nuclear warheads. The Iskander variant used by the Russian army is over 400 kilometers.