00:00Ukraine could receive the M-39 Ataka-MS missiles from Türkiye, with a range of 165 kilometers.
00:10According to Defense Express, this would leave all Russian tactical airfields out of the impact zone.
00:17However, the operational area includes areas of the Russian regions of Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk.
00:24from where the enemy launches ballistic missiles against Ukrainian cities.
00:29Among them are the Iskander 9M-723 ballistic missiles, equipped with cluster munitions.
00:37Furthermore, analysts point out that within the conventional range of 165 kilometers,
00:43taking into account the necessary distance from the front line,
00:47Several of the so-called drone ports, that is, Shahed drone launch sites, are located there.
00:53For example, Jalino, in the Kursk region, Niavlia, in the Bryansk region, as well as the occupied airport of
01:01Donetsk.
01:02This means that, despite the limited range of 165 kilometers,
01:07Experts believe Ataka-MS ballistic missiles can be used effectively.
01:13The publication also noted that the longest-range versions of the Ataka-MS are the M-57 and the M
01:20-39A-1,
01:22with an approximate range of 300 kilometers,
01:25while the first version of this ballistic missile, designated M-39,
01:30It has the shortest range, at 165 kilometers.
01:34They also differ in their warheads.
01:37The M-39 and M-39A-1 carry cluster warheads with 950 and 300 M-74 submunitions, respectively.
01:47The M-57 version is equipped with a WDU-18-B high-explosive unitary warhead
01:55weighing approximately 250 kilograms, configured for aerial detonation.
02:00Türkiye operates the M-39 version of the Ataka-MS missile, also designated MGM-140A Block 1,
02:09the first version of this missile, which uses a submunition container
02:13and has a range of 165 kilometers.
02:1772 of these missiles were acquired in 1996 and delivered in 1998.
02:24According to reports, the official minutes of a session of the United States Congress on August 6
02:29He noted that Türkiye sold Ukraine 70 M-39 Ataka-MS ballistic missiles and 12 systems
02:36of M-270 multiple rocket launchers, the tracked version of the HIMARS, in addition to tens of thousands
02:42of cluster munitions.
02:43Since the weapons were of US manufacture, it was the State Department
02:49The United States issued the permit for its resale.
02:52In these cases, Congress must also be notified.
02:57The initial cost of this weaponry was $255.9 million.
03:03The document does not specify how much Ukraine paid Turkey for these weapons.
03:08According to Military, the M-39 Ataka-MS included in the agreement is the first production version
03:15of the missile.
03:17It has a maximum range of approximately 165 kilometers and features an autonomous inertial guidance system.
03:24It has laser gyroscopes and lacks a GPS satellite correction backup system.
03:30The missile has relatively low accuracy, compensated by its powerful 560 warhead
03:36kilograms.
03:38It carries 950 cluster submunitions designed to destroy personnel, unarmored vehicles,
03:44air defense systems and other surface targets.
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