Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 80. Chapters: Air-to-air missiles of Russia, Air-to-surface missiles of Russia, Anti-radiation missiles of Russia, Anti-ship missiles of Russia, Anti-tank missiles of Russia, Ballistic missiles of Russia, Cruise missiles of Russia, Russian Air Force guided missiles, Russian Navy guided missiles, Strategic Rocket Forces guided missiles, Surface-to-air missiles of Russia, S-300, Buk missile system, Tor missile system, 9K22 Tunguska, S-400, R-36, Pantsir-S1, 9K720 Iskander, Kh-31, RT-2PM Topol, 9K38 Igla, R-77, 9M133 Kornet, Novator K-100, RT-2UTTKh Topol M, Vertikal, R-60, R-12 Dvina, Kh-25, Kh-29, R-27, R-7 Semyorka, Kh-28, 9K121 Vikhr, Kh-59, RS-24, ABM-1 Galosh, R-33, MA-31, 9M123 Khrizantema, RT-23 Molodets, Kh-58, 9M113 Konkurs, Kh-35, R-73, Kashtan CIWS, R-9 Desna, 9K115 Metis, P-120 Malakhit, S-300VM, R-37, SS-N-22, R-40, 9K115-2 Metis-M, Kh-15, UR-100N, R-29 Vysota, R-16, 9M119 Svir, P-70 Ametist, A-135 anti-ballistic missile system, 9M120 Ataka-V, S-500, K-5, P-500 Bazalt, 9M117 Bastion, MR-UR-100 Sotka, R-29RMU Sineva, UR-200, Hermes, R-29RM Shtil, RT-21 Temp 2S, K-9, 53T6, A-35 anti-ballistic missile system, RT-20, 9K118 Sheksna, Club K. Excerpt: The S-300 is a series of Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems produced by NPO Almaz, all based on the initial S-300P version. The S-300 system was developed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles for the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Subsequent variations were developed to intercept ballistic missiles. The S-300 was jointly produced by Almaz with Samsung Group of South Korea since 1993. The S-300 system was first deployed by the Soviet Union in 1979, designed for the air defense of large industrial and administrative facilities, military bases, and control of airspace against enemy strike aircraft. The project-managing developer of the S-300 is Russian Almaz...

A comprehensive guide to the missiles and rockets used by both Russia and Ukraine along with their effect on both military and civilian targets. In the Russian-Ukrainian war, both sides depended heavily on rockets and missiles. Some of these date from Soviet times and some are very modern, being deployed in warfare for the first time. The outbreak of the civil war in the east of Ukraine in 2014 showed that rockets and missiles, beside the artillery, are among the decisive factors in both regular Ukrainian military, and paramilitary nationalistic formations as well as in the separatists’ bodies. For eight years hardly any day passed without these weapons being fired. On 24 February 2022, Russia unleashed a ‘limited military operation’ (as President Putin defined it) with a barrage of new equipment – cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles – pounding Ukrainian targets. The West responded with a pledge to supply modern weapons to the otherwise outdated Ukrainian military to counter the Russian threat, especially armor. Ukraine was turned into a vast depot for NATO ammunition and weapons including short-range air defense systems and antitank rockets. Western stocks gradually shrank while numerous cargo lanes transported these weapons to Poland to be hauled by trucks and railways to the Ukrainians. In the meantime, Russia pounded these locations and large quantities of the Western aid disappeared in flames and explosions – as yet more equipment pourerd into Ukrainian hands. The sheer amount is hard to estimate but large quantities were captured by the Russians and occasionally turned against the former owners. This book is a comprehensive guide to all missiles and rockets used by both sides as well as their effect on both military and civilian targets, including Russian ship-borne weapons and anti-ship missiles used so effectively by Ukraine against the Russian cruiser Moskva. Besides the numerous ex-Soviet, Ukrainian, and Russian anti-armor rockets (RPGs) and missiles, of particular interest are the anti-armor missiles and rockets supplied by NATO which includes Javelin and British NLAW, and Brimstone. The war in Ukraine was a full-scale conventional war between the two largest armies in Europe. But without modern weapons, Ukraine’s ability to hold out for an extended period was limited. Its only hope was help by the West. Yet NATO supplies were precisely tracked and often destroyed immediately after unloading. Nevertheless, the Russian-Ukrainian war allowed manufactures and military experts to assess the true effectiveness of their weapons in the most realistic setting of all – the battlefield. In his examination of the weaponry used in the conflict, the author toured the Ukraine as the conflict unfolded, to photograph and report on the first major war of the twenty-first century.