Belatedly fielding a powerful new ballistic missile that could strike as far away as Moscow, Ukraine is about to solve a vexing military problem.
But it’s not the most urgent problem for Ukraine as Russia’s wider war on the country grinds toward its 33rd month.
Ukraine’s Hrim-2 missile is nearly ready for action, Yehor Chernev, the chairman of Ukraine’s delegation to NATO, said recently.
“Believe me, there will soon be concrete results that not only Ukraine but also the Russian Federation will see,” Chernev said.
The Hrim-2 is a single-stage, solid-fuel ballistic missile that can carry an 1,100-pound warhead as far as 310 miles, presumably under inertial guidance. It represents a major step up from Ukraine’s best current battlefield rocket – the 1970s-vintage Tochka.
KB Pivdenne, a missile-maker in Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, has been working on the Hrim-2 for a decade. It was a low priority in the years before Russia widened its war on Ukraine starting in February 2022: funding was a constant problem.
Belatedly fielding a powerful new ballistic missile that could strike as far away as Moscow, Ukraine is about to solve a vexing military problem.
But it’s not the most urgent problem for Ukraine as Russia’s wider war on the country grinds toward its 33rd month.
Ukraine’s Hrim-2 missile is nearly ready for action, Yehor Chernev, the chairman of Ukraine’s delegation to NATO, said recently.
“Believe me, there will soon be concrete results that not only Ukraine but also the Russian Federation will see,” Chernev said.
The Hrim-2 is a single-stage, solid-fuel ballistic missile that can carry an 1,100-pound warhead as far as 310 miles, presumably under inertial guidance. It represents a major step up from Ukraine’s best current battlefield rocket – the 1970s-vintage Tochka.
KB Pivdenne, a missile-maker in Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, has been working on the Hrim-2 for a decade. It was a low priority in the years before Russia widened its war on Ukraine starting in February 2022: funding was a constant problem.