The short-range Iranian missiles, with a range of 120 km (75 miles), are unlikely to pose a major threat to Kyiv – but most cities in southern Ukraine would be at risk.
The West – both the US and the EU – stated that Iran has sent short-range missiles to Russia that are expected to be used against Ukraine within weeks.
Sky News, citing an unnamed Ukrainian source and satellite imageries, suspected the shipment to be 220 Fath-360 ballistic missiles that set sail from the Iranian port of Amirabad on Aug. 29.
Al Jazeera reported that the surface-to-surface Fath-360 has a range of up to 120 kilometers (75 miles) and carries an explosive payload weighing up to 150 kg (330 lbs) with an accuracy of less than 30 meters (98 feet), adding that it “has often been compared with the US-made HIMARS systems that Ukraine has been using against Russian forces.”
Implications for Ukraine
The range of the Iranian Fath-360 is more than four times shorter than that of Russia’s Iskander short-range ballistic missiles, which can reach up to 500 kilometers (310 miles). Thus, the strike would likely be limited to border communities or front-line troops if they were launched from within Russia.
Voice of Ukraine 