In Kiev, cluster submunitions were found at the site of the fall of the wreckage of the X-101 missile

In Kiev, cluster submunitions were found at the site of the fall of the wreckage of the X-101 missile

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 19 2024, 01:04 PM • 83895 views

60 non-detonated cluster submunitions were found at the crash site of the X-101 missile wreckage in the Kiev Forest Park. The State Emergency Service warns that these dangerous objects can attract children's attention and explode when touched.

In one of the forest parks in Kiev, 60 cluster submunitions were found at the crash site of an enemy X-101 cruise missile, which did not detonate. This is reported by the state emergency service of Ukraine, writes UNN.

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Ammunition was found at the crash site of the wreckage of an enemy X-101 missile in one of the forest parks in Kiev. Explosive objects were transported to the demolition site and destroyed

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The State Emergency Service added that submunitions in the form of bullets have a silver color and their appearance can attract the attention of children. When they fly apart and fall to the ground, some of them do not detonate. Therefore, they can break from any touch.

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Specialists of the Kiev Research Institute of forensic examinations saidthat in previous samples of X-101 missiles , the warhead is a plug-in, high – explosive type.

The X-101 cassette warhead visually looks like metal bullets or truncated cylinders with a diameter of about 10 centimeters, each of which contains an explosive part. Even if a missile is shot down, such sub-munitions can cause damage and significant damage over a large area.