A Russian Iskander missile struck Ukraine's Cabinet building, but photos indicate its warhead failed to detonate

"Russia struck Ukraine's Cabinet headquarters with a cruise missile on Sunday, but photos show that while the weapon crashed into the building, its warhead likely failed to detonate. Ukrainian officials said that an Iskander-launched cruise missile had hit the government building during Russia's latest wave of drone and missiles, its largest since the war began. New photos of the site show what appears to be the remains of the missile in a battered but structurally intact room, indicating that its warhead didn't trigger."

"One of the photos captured a large, round piece of wrecked metal with turbine blades, closely resembling a turbojet or turbofan engine used by Russia's cruise missiles. Another piece of the debris was labeled in Cyrillic as "Filter FT-1," a reported component of the TRDD-50 engine that's known to power the Russian Iskander-K missile. The photos also showed a breached wall in the Cabinet building where the missile likely entered, along with the charred remains of parts of the headquarters."

"While it's unclear what payload the missile was carrying, the incident could signal a reliability issue with one of Russia's advanced precision weapons. However, such failures can happen with missiles in wartime. Katarina Mathernova, the European Union's ambassador to Ukraine, posted the images to social media on Monday after visiting the building. The internal damage likely stemmed from a fire that Ukrainian authorities said broke out after the missile hit the building. Local media reported that the missile's fuel tanks started the blaze."

An Iskander-launched cruise missile struck Ukraine's Cabinet building during a large wave of drones and missiles. Photographs show missile remnants lying in a battered but structurally intact room, indicating the warhead likely failed to detonate. Debris includes a large round piece with turbine blades resembling a turbojet or turbofan and a part labeled "Filter FT-1," associated with the TRDD-50 engine that powers Iskander-K missiles. The strike breached an external wall and charred interior sections, with fires reportedly sparked by missile fuel tanks. The incident raises concerns about possible reliability issues in advanced Russian precision weapons, although missile failures can occur in wartime.

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