Russlands invasjon av Ukraina [Ny tråd, les førstepost]

[sedsberg]

Trump har hjulpet russland ved å nekte Ukraina Tomahawk-missiler men de er fremdeles misfornøyde??

https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/medvedev-trump-er-pa-krigsstien/83760341

[Dragavon]

[Svein M]

Veldig bra at USA presser på med sanksjoner og våpenhjelp for at Russland skal måtte inngå våpenhvile uten å få mer områder.

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[Neptun1]

Simen1 skrev (5 timer siden):

Kyiv Independent: Radiosamtale overhørt: Russisk kommandør beordret soldater til å drepe sivile ukrainere.

Dette er så ufattelig feigt og ondskapsfullt. Dette er ikke krigføring - det er en grov forbrytelse.

Angripe sivilbefolkningen er russisk strategi i alle kriger de starter.
Og nettopp dette har de holdt på med sammenhengende i over 500 år, terrorisert alle naboland - myrdet forsvarsløse sivile for å bryte ned motstanden og tatt landene deres.

Hvor mye bedre verden hadde vært uten russere.

[oddeh]

From Kalibr to Kinzhal: How Much Do Russian Missiles Really Cost?
TLDR: Masse! Fra ~15.-60. mill NOK pr stk.

Spoiler

To strike strategic targets and Ukrainian cities, Russia uses a vast arsenal of long-range weapons, the names of which are now known to every ordinary citizen. These include the Kalibr and Kh-101 cruise missiles, the Iskander ballistic missiles, as well as the Kinzhal and Zircon missiles.

Their extensive use by the enemy has generated considerable debate and misconceptions about the cost of missiles, which are often overstated or grossly understated due to a lack of reliable data, subjective assessments of export agreements, and numerous expert opinions in the media. The rate of production of these products by the Russian defense industry remains an even greater mystery.

Information from procurement documents obtained by Militarnyi sheds light for the first time on the supply of missiles to the Russian army between 2024 and 2027.

Russia’s “winged” triad
The Russian army’s main “long-range arm” for striking Ukrainian targets in the deep rear remains land-, sea-, and air-launched cruise missiles. They are used to strike where attack drones fail and where the destruction of capital structures is necessary.

One of the most massive weapons is the 9M728 Iskander-K, which is part of the ground-based system of the same name. This cruise missile, with a range of approximately 500 kilometers, carries a 480-kilogram warhead.

In 2024-2025, the Russian Novator Design Bureau received at least two orders for 303 missiles of this type. The cost of the product ranged between RUB 135 and 142 million, or about $1.5 million per unit.

At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry ordered a batch of modernized 9M729 missiles for the first time, with a range exceeding 2,000 km. It was their appearance that led to Russia being accused of violating the International Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, resulting in its termination in 2019.

Due to their longer length, they are not compatible with the original missile system, so a separate version of the Iskander-M1 launcher was created for them.

In 2025, 95 missiles of this type were contracted for the Russian army. The cost of the product was estimated at 146 million rubles or $1.4-1.8 million, depending on the exchange rate.

Launch of the R-500 (9M728) cruise missile by the Russian Iskander system.
Launch of the R-500 (9M728) cruise missile by the Russian Iskander system.
To continue, it is necessary to mention the “twin brother” of this sea-based missile called 3M14 “Kalibr”. They are deployed on Russian frigates, corvettes, small missile ships, and submarines, and are occasionally launched by the Russian Black Sea Fleet on a raid from Novorossiysk.

The Russian Defense Ministry has signed two large contracts to supply 240 missiles between 2022 and 2024, and another 450 missiles between 2025 and 2026. Their cost was estimated at RUB 168 million, equivalent to approximately $2 million per unit.

In addition to conventional weapons, Russia’s Novator Design Bureau was commissioned to produce a batch of 56 3M-14S missiles with a special nuclear warhead. They are to be delivered between 2024 and 2026.

The cost of the product is expected to increase during the production period, presumably due to exchange rate fluctuations, in the range of RUB 175-190 million, or approximately $2-2.3 million.

3M14 Kalibr cruise missile.
3M14 Kalibr cruise missile.
The Russian triad is completed by the Kh-101 aircraft cruise missile, also known as “Izdeliye 504AP” – a modification developed during the war, featuring a heat trap and an electronic warfare system that provides protection against anti-aircraft missiles equipped with an infrared homing head.

Among other Russian cruise missiles, it has the longest range, exceeding 2,500 km, utilizes stealth technologies, and features a more sophisticated flight control system that navigates terrain using satellite signals, surpassing the standards in the flight program.

The missile is one of the most massive deep-strike weapons in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Its carriers are Tu-95SM (MSM) and Tu-160 strategic bombers.

For 2024, Russia’s Raduga Design Bureau received several contracts for the production of 525 missiles, with the cost of each missile estimated at RUB 164 million, or approximately $2 million per unit.

For 2025, the Russian Ministry of Defense has already contracted 700 missiles of this type, the cost of which ranges between RUB 171 million and RUB 194 million, or approximately $2-2.4 million. Another 30 missiles at the same cost were ordered for 2026.

Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. Photo credits: Ministry of Defense of Russia
Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. Photo credits: Ministry of Defense of Russia
Iskanders and Russian hypersonics
While Russian cruise missiles can be called an instrument of terror, ballistic missiles are used by the Russian army mainly to strike important military targets. The enemy’s primary weapon of this class is the 9M723 Iskander-M missile.

The 9M723 is more expensive and difficult to manufacture, and has a much shorter range than cruise missiles. However, these disadvantages are fully compensated for by its invulnerability to most classical air defense systems.

The missile is capable of delivering a half-ton warhead up to 500 kilometers. It can be a 480-kilogram monoblock high-explosive warhead of several types or a cluster warhead with 54 submunitions for various purposes.

The Kolomna Machine Building Design Bureau has received an order for 1202 ballistic missiles for 2024-2025:

9M723-1K5 (185 missiles) with a cluster warhead – worth RUB 238 million or $3 million per unit
9M723-1F1 (59 missiles) with a high-explosive warhead – worth RUB 238 million or $3 million per unit
9M723-1F2 (771 missiles) with a second-type high explosive warhead – worth RUB 192 million or $2.4 million
9M723-1F3 (217 missiles) with a high-explosive warhead of the third type – costing within RUB 189 million/238 million in different years
Thus, a total of 589 ballistic missiles of various types were contracted for 2024, and another 643 missiles were contracted for the following year.

Militarnyi also drew attention to the relatively small order of 18 missiles with an atypical index 9M723-2, which may refer to the Iskander-1000 long-range missile project. Their production is scheduled for 2025, and the estimated cost of the product is RUB 221 million, or approximately $2.5 million.

Iskander launcher with a 9M728 cruise missile (left) and a 9M723 ballistic missile.
Iskander launcher with a 9M728 cruise missile (left) and a 9M723 ballistic missile.
Continuing the topic, it is worth mentioning the Russian “pseudo-hypersonic” class, one of the leading representatives of which is the 9-S-7760 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, which was developed on the basis of technical solutions of the Iskander-M missile.

Russia classifies this type of aircraft weapon as hypersonic due to its flight speed of Mach 5.5 during the maneuvering part of the path, which significantly reduces the time for anti-aircraft system operators to react. However, upon approaching the target, the missile’s speed drops by half, and it becomes vulnerable to interception, as demonstrated by the Patriot system.

In 2024, the Kolomna Machine Building Design Bureau received an order to produce 44 missiles, with an additional 144 units to follow the following year. The cost of each was RUB 366 million or $4.5 million.

The significant difference in cost compared to the original 9M723 ballistic missile is attributed to the use of a navigation system and structural elements capable of operating at hypersonic speeds, as well as an all-titanium penetrating warhead.

A demonstration of the MiG-31K with a model of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile at a parade. 2018, Russia. Photo credits: Russian media
A demonstration of the MiG-31K with a model of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile at a parade. 2018, Russia. Photo credits: Russian media
Another pseudo-hypersonic weapon in the Russian military’s arsenal is the 3M22 Zircon anti-ship missile, which can be launched from Russian warships and the Bastion coastal missile system.

Despite its intended use, the 3M22 is capable of hitting ground targets. It was used to a limited extent in strikes on Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv in 2024. The Russians launched groups of two to four missiles from the ground-based system from the territory of occupied Crimea, but in all cases, they did not achieve any significant results.

The Russian Defense Ministry signed a contract for an indefinite number of missiles, with annual deliveries of 80 units, from 2024 to 2026. The cost of each product was estimated at RUB 420 million, with a gradual increase to RUB 450 million, equivalent to $ 5.2-5.6 million.

Zircon is still one of the least studied Russian missiles used in this war. To date, there are still no high-quality images of this product in the public domain, but Militarnyi previously reconstructed its approximate appearance from photographs of the wreckage.

https://militarnyi.com/en/articles/from-kalibr-to-kinzhal-how-much-do-russian-missiles-really-cost/

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[Jarmo]

Kinesiske statseide oljeselskaper har stanset kjøp av russisk olje som fraktes sjøveien, opplyser flere bransjekilder til Reuters torsdag.

https://www.finansavisen.no/energi/2025/10/23/8301977/kinesiske-oljekjemper-stanser-kjop-av-sjobaren-russisk-olje

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[oddeh]

Jøss, norsk(e) M109 lever fortsatt. Har ikke sett eller hørt fra de på noen år så trodde samtlige var tatt ut.
 

"– Soldatene bruker deler fra de ødelagte artillerivognene for å holde de som fortsatt fungerer i live, sier soldaten som bruker kallenavnet «Miha», til TV 2.
– Jeg vet ikke, på dette kjøretøyet er det femte eller sjette løpet, fortsetter «Miha» og peker."
https://www.tv2.no/nyheter/utenriks/ser-ingen-mening-med-forhandlinger/18202366/