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Ukraine states that two Neptune missiles hit the Moscowflagship of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, which eventually sank.

Russia rejects the version and assures that the boat suffered a fire that in turn set off explosion of the ammunition that was on board the ship. According to him Russian Ministry of Defensethe Moscow it sank during the transfer to be repaired.

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Hours later, Russia attacked a missile factory Neptune in Kievjust the type of missile Ukraine claims destroyed one of Russia’s “crown jewels”.

How is this Ukrainian missile?

The Neptune is a Ukrainian modification of the Russian Kh-35 anti-ship cruise missile. Neptune was developed by the Luch Design Office.

This file photo taken on August 29, 2013 shows the Moskva, the flagship cruise ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, entering Sevastopol Bay. (VASILIY BATANOV / AFP).

Unlike the Kh-35U, It has a longer body, so it can hold more fuel; it also has a bigger booster.

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They are designed to be placed in Transport and Launch Containers (TLC) with dimensions of 5,300 x 600 x 600 mm. TLC with a rocket with a hard wing, in the form of a cross, can be placed on land, sea or air platforms.

They can hit surface combat ships and transport ships. They have a range of about 280 kilometers.

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Although it was first announced in 2013, the first tests were only carried out in 2016. In 2019, a Neptune P-360 missile was tested in Odessa. He made a flight of more than 250 kilometers, without reaching the planned 280 km.

According to a Ukrainian military expert at the time, the Neptune could hit targets “in the Crimea, and from the coast of the sea ​​of ​​azovto ships near the port of Novorossiysk”.

One of the problems that was mentioned is that this missile would have to have a mobile system of anti-aircraft systems to protect him.

The missile would have entered service in the Ukrainian Navy only in March 2021.

According to the Ukrainian army, he distracted the defense of the Moscow with a drone on the side of the ship while anti-ship cruise missiles Neptune They reached him from the other side.