@dailybreakingnews2025: The Ukrainian headache has become greater after the modification of the cruise missile, assesses a major from the Defense Academy. One of Russia's most favored cruise missiles has become even deadlier than it already was. This is shown by intelligence from the British Ministry of Defence . This is the Kodiak cruise missile, which has had another warhead added. It is one of two missiles preferred by the Russians, and it is a dangerous weapon, says Karsten Marrup, major and section head of the Center for Air and Space Operations at the Defense Academy. The extra warhead that has now been added weighs about the same as the original warhead. The extra weight has shortened the range of the cruise missile, which according to the British Ministry of Defense may have been halved. But it is not going to have a significant effect on Russia's use of the missile. - It is no problem that the range has become shorter. Russia can still hit Ukraine from aircraft in the Black Sea, the Sea of ​​Azov and from Russian territory, says Karsten Marrup. In addition, he has no doubt that Russia will be allowed to launch them from Belarus if the Russians so wish. Designed to hurt more The Kodiak cruise missile is a modern missile that is long-range, very accurate and has a lower radar signature than many other missiles, which makes it more difficult to observe, says Karsten Marrup. According to British Ministry of Defense intelligence, the additional warhead is designed to increase fragmentation at the target and thus be even more effective in damaging "soft targets". The new warhead fragments in the same way as missiles that are used to shoot down planes. They have a lot of small fragments that are dispersed in a cloud, and this means that the missile is very effective against personnel and other similarly soft targets, says Karsten Marrup. There is thus a greater risk of personal injury on the Ukrainian side, but Ukraine is used to shooting down precisely Russian Kodiak cruise missiles. It is Karsten Marrup's assessment that Russia is trying to streamline their air strikes to have a decisive effect, which they have not yet had. He emphasizes, however, that this new warhead is not going to change Ukraine's tactics in relation to the shooting down, as they will not be able to see whether it is one or the other cruise missile that is on its way. - But it is clear that the Ukrainian headache has become greater because when one of the missiles finally hits, it has a greater effect than before. #ww3 #war #europe #zelenskyy #putin #ukraine #attack #ukraine #russia

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