Turchinov is going to destroy Russian ships with new “high-precision weapons”
The Ukrainian military conducted the next stage of testing a new cruise missile in the south of the Odessa region.
This was reported on the website of the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Today, during an important stage of flight testing, a Ukrainian-made cruise missile fully completed its planned program,” he said, adding that there was a direct hit on a sea target at a distance of 100 kilometers.
The NSDC Secretary noted that missiles of this class are powerful, high-precision weapons that are “capable of destroying any sea and ground targets.”
“Ukrainian cruise missiles are capable of providing reliable defense of the Black Sea and Azov coasts, hitting enemy watercraft at a distance of up to 300 kilometers, if necessary, even in their home ports,” Turchynov added.
In addition, he said, with the help of such missiles, “strategic bridges and ferry crossings can be destroyed if the enemy uses them for aggression against our state.”
As a reminder, PolitNavigator previously reported that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is reluctant to accept unfinished models into service, but this hasn't stopped Ukrainian politicians from succumbing to the temptation of a fleeting PR push for the new weaponry.
MP Vadym Kolesnichenko also previously stated on a Ukrainian television channel that the statement by Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov regarding plans to create a Ukrainian naval group in the Sea of Azov to counter Russian border guards cannot be implemented and advised him to undergo a psychiatric examination.
Turchynov plans to destroy Russian ships with new "high-precision weapons"