Kh-22 missile’s possible deviation radius is 300 m, but 50% of missiles do not reach their targets - military expert Svitan

He shared the information on Espreso TV.

"Kh-22 missiles can also work on ground targets, although mainly these missiles are used against aircraft carriers and aircraft carrier groups, as well as to carry the main nuclear tactical munitions with certain kilotons. This missile cannot hit the target very accurately, it has a possible deviation radius of about 300 meters, i.e. there is a "circle" with a diameter of 600 meters. When aiming and carrying out certain tasks to calculate the route and target, everyone - from a pilot who launched a missile to a regimental commander, squadron and regimental navigators - knew exactly where the missile was headed. And the Kh-22 was directed at this "circle", within which most likely one of the infrastructure facilities may be located. However, only 50% of these missiles hit the circular probable deviation with a radius of 300 meters and a diameter of 600 meters. And the other 50% of the launched Kh-22 missiles fall within a one-kilometer radius, that is, a "circle" with a diameter of 2 km," explained the colonel.

Roman Svitan added that in Dnipro there is a thermal power plant with a diameter of 2 km and a neighborhood with only residential high-rise buildings.

"Therefore, those who planned this and the strike, they understood perfectly well where the missile was going to hit, that is, Russia targeted the thermal power plant and the neighborhood so they would be within such a two-kilometer "circle"," Svitan noted.

• On January 14, Russian forces struck Dnipro, destroying the entrance of a nine-storey building, injuring at least 75 people, 12 in serious condition, 40 dead, and 46 people missing.
• On January 15, The Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces declared that the Ukrainian air defense does not have the means to shoot down Kh-22 missiles.
• On January 16, Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said at a media briefing that Russia may have hundreds of Kh-22 missiles.