Kh-101 spheroidal submunitions

21 Nov 2025

Submunitions were discovered after a Kh-101 crashed or was shot down near Kyiv, Ukraine

Submunitions were discovered after a Kh-101 crashed or was shot down near Kyiv, Ukraine
Some of the submunitions are damaged, showing the internal pre-formed fragmentation assembly
It is unknown how many are carried within the Kh-101, but is estimated to be 10-20
The Kh-101 submunitions are larger than those from the Kh-59M series, but appear to use the same fuze

METIS Links

Munitions: Kh-101, Kh-101 and kh-555 Spheroidal Submunition and Kh-59 Spheroidal Submunition

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