Channel 24 investigated internal documents of a Russian company that produces the Kh-101 cruise missile. The Russians are shaping their global strategy for cruise missile production 2 years in advance.
Channel 24 received from the private intelligence company Dallas a series of documents from an agent inside the Russian company TRV-Engineering, which is responsible for the production of the Kh-101 cruise missiles.
Based on the volume of orders for parts for altimeters used in missiles, investigators estimated that some batches were designed for relatively short terms - 90-100 days. A general analysis of the list of documents shows that the company has contracted 633 missiles of this type for 2025 and already has an order for 233 missiles for the following year. For comparison, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov reported that at the time of the invasion of the aggressor there were 444 Kh-101 missiles.
The Kh-101 is an air-to-ground strategic cruise missile. The missile is launched by the enemy's strategic aviation from Tu-160 and Tu-95MS aircraft, mainly from the Caspian region. The Kh-101 has a launch range of about 5,000 km. The warhead weighs 960 kg. The cost of one missile is approximately $13 million.
It was the Kh-101 that the enemy used on July 8, 2023, to strike the largest children's hospital in Ukraine, Okhmatdyt. A year ago, the press service of the Ministry of Defense's GUR reported that the Russian Federation produces about 50 Kh-101 missiles per month.
Previously, we spoke with representatives of Ukrainian IT companies about working conditions in cities with increased risk of Russian attacks.
