Context

• Ukraine recently confirmed the existence of Palianytsia, a new homegrown long-range weapon a missile-drone hybrid which can strike deep into Russia.

  • The Palianytsia was used for the first time to target a Russian military installation, officials said without providing further details.

What is the Palianytsia?

• The Palianytsia was born out of necessity, with its development starting some 18 months ago.
• Currently, the United States and other Western allies provide long-range weapons to Ukraine but restrict their usage deep into Russian territory out of fears of further escalation.
• It estimated at least 250 militarily significant targets in Russia were within range of the ATACMS missiles, but current restrictions allow Ukraine to strike only 20 of them.
• The Palianytsia with a 700-km range, comparable to the ATACMS, will allow Ukraine to bypass western restrictions.
• The missile has a solid-fuel booster that accelerates it, followed by a jet engine.
• Each missile costs less than $1 million, and the military is turning to the private sector to bring down production costs further.

Source: IE

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