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Cheaper than a missile, just as hard to down — Russia's Banderol munition adds strain to Ukraine's air defenses
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The Kyiv Independent
About 80% of Russian attacks on Odesa's food infrastructure in June and July were carried out using Banderol, Ukraine's sanctions chief, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on July 29 during a press conference.
The Banderol has a significantly smaller payload than Russian cruise missiles like the Kh-101 and Iskander-K, which can each carry warheads weighing roughly 400–500 kilograms.
(wikimedia)Banderol poses significant challenges for Ukraine's air defenses.
(Jose Colon / Anadolu / Getty Images)Khrapchynskyi suggested that Russia may be using the Banderol to tie up Ukrainian air defenses tasked with intercepting cruise missiles.
But it is still too early to speak of exhausting Ukraine's air defenses."