「 Iskander 」-type missiles special guidance systems explained for precision strikes on Ukrainian bridges
Serhii Beskrestnov explained that Russia's special guidance systems can enable Iskander ballistic missiles to strike Ukrainian bridges more accurately despite navigation jamming. The discussion follows missile attacks on Kyiv's Northern and Southern Bridges, which damaged transport, power and metro infrastructure and disrupted traffic.
要点
- Russia has used Iskander ballistic missiles to attack Ukrainian bridges.
- Serhii Beskrestnov said special guidance systems could improve the missiles' accuracy against bridges.
- Navigation jamming and conventional inertial guidance do not provide the claimed metre-level accuracy, Beskrestnov said.
- Optical guidance systems 9E436 and 9B918, as well as more costly radar-guided systems, are used, according to Beskrestnov.
- During the 7 November attack, Kyiv's Northern Bridge sustained damage to its road surface, trolleybus contact network and power line.
- An attack on Kyiv's Southern Bridge on 26–27 October also damaged metro infrastructure.
- Kyiv allocated 1 billion hryvnias for combined river crossings and access roads; Ukraine plans 21 alternative crossings.
なぜ重要か
The explanation points to a practical way for Russia to improve Iskander accuracy under electronic warfare conditions. Attacks on Kyiv bridges have damaged transport, energy and metro infrastructure, prompted the closure of crossings and caused major disruption to public transport. Ukraine is therefore considering alternative bridges, river crossings and free public transport to preserve connections between the two banks of the Dnieper.
何が起きたか
Russia began attacking bridges across the Dnieper in Kyiv in October. In the night of 7 November, Russian ballistic missiles struck the Northern Bridge, damaging the road surface, trolleybus contact network and power line; the blast wave also damaged five parked trucks. President Volodymyr Zelensky said six ballistic missiles were fired at the bridge and four hits were recorded. The bridge was closed in both directions, forcing changes to public transport routes and contributing to a transport collapse in Kyiv.
During the evening of 26 October and the night of 27 October, missiles hit the Southern Bridge and damaged Kyiv Metro infrastructure. The Southern Bridge was reopened with a second traffic lane in the left-to-right direction on 6 November, while traffic in the opposite direction continued to use one lane.
Beskrestnov said that Iskander missiles may be fitted with special guidance systems for more accurate strikes on bridges. He said optical systems 9E436 or 9B918 and more expensive radar-guided systems are used. During the missile's descent, radar scans the area for several seconds and a correction is then entered into the guidance system. He also said navigation jamming and inertial guidance make metre-level accuracy difficult in the conditions described.
ウクライナメディアの見方
Ukrainian reporting focuses on the consequences of the attacks for Kyiv's transport, energy and metro infrastructure. Significant attention is given to navigation jamming, the accuracy of Iskander missiles and the protection of critical infrastructure. Proposed responses include alternative bridges and river crossings, free public transport and measures to preserve connections between the Dnieper's banks. The analysis also links attacks on bridges to disruption of military logistics and increased economic and social pressure.
報道の食い違い
Accounts of the guidance systems differ. Some descriptions identify 9B918 as an optical guidance system, while others describe it as a more costly radar-guided system. The disagreement concerns the classification of the guidance system and does not affect the broader account of the attacks or their consequences.
背景
Russian attacks on Kyiv's Dnieper bridges began in October, with drones striking the Northern Bridge on 3 and 4 October. The Northern Bridge was later hit by missiles on 7 November, and the Southern Bridge was struck on 26–27 October. Kyiv has allocated 1 billion hryvnias for combined river crossings across the Dnieper and access roads. At the end of October, Mykola Kalashnyk said Ukraine intended to build 21 alternative bridge crossings and that construction work had already begun in Kyiv. Intelligence data also indicated that Russia had equipped the Gerbera-4 with a new combat section intended for attacks on bridges.