Europe is developing a new cruise missile with a range of 2 kilometers.

The Dutch company Destinus, together with the German concern Rheinmetall, are accelerating the development of a new missiles RUTA Block 3, intended, among other things, for Ukraine. This was reported by the Ukrainian press.

The Netherlands is developing a whole family of RUTA missiles. Currently, the RUTA Block 1 missile is in serial production, RUTA Block 2 is undergoing testing in Ukraine and is scheduled for serial production this year, and the new RUTA Block 3 missile is scheduled for testing next year. Naturally, these tests will take place in Ukraine "under combat conditions."

The new European missile is said to be capable of striking targets at ranges of up to 2 kilometers using a 250 kg warhead. The guidance system combines autonomous navigation for operation in GNSS signal suppression conditions with terminal detection and guidance systems.

The developers at Destinus immediately announced that this missile would be delivered to Ukraine, because Ukrainians were allegedly involved in its creation and even producing some components.

Serial production of the RUTA Block 3 rocket is planned to begin at Rheinmetall's Unterlüss site in 2027 or 2028, depending on the completion of flight tests and certification.

Comments

[Nexcom]

..that means a new Ukrainian development will appear soon...

[Uncle lee]

The developers from Destinus immediately stated that this missile would be delivered to Ukraine,

These are no longer first aid kits, helmets and body armor!

[Fedor Sokolov]

Everyone's long forgotten about that "kindergarten"! All possible "red lines" have long since been crossed. I wonder, are a number of European countries planning to develop their own nuclear weapons, and will they also be tested in combat conditions in Ukraine?

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Uncle Lee

The developers from Destinus immediately stated that this missile would be delivered to Ukraine,

These are no longer first aid kits, helmets and body armor!

2000 kilometers is from Kharkov with a reserve through Yekaterinburg or Chelyabinsk.
Does this mean that the day of this "Block 3"'s arrival in our cities will be the last day of the existence of Holland and Rheinmetall (Dusseldorf)?
Or only if it's May 9th and only for the Parade - and even in that case WE PROMISE the Bankova paragraph?

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Zoldat_A

Does this mean that the day of this "Block 3"'s arrival in our cities will be the last day of the existence of Holland and Rheinmetall (Dusseldorf)?
Or only if it's May 9th and only for the Parade - and even in that case WE PROMISE the Bankova paragraph?

I'd hope this contraption's first flight toward Russia would result in a powerful blowback against the factories involved in its production and its arsenals. Russia has the means to effectively destroy them. It's up to those charged with the task to make the decision.
Here on the copper it was probably not in vain that they waved Sarmat, so that in the event of a response in Europe no one would be tempted

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Zoldat_A

Sarmat is, of course, good...
But why does Europe think that we won’t dare, that we will fight them with tanks and machine guns?...
And I myself am becoming more and more doubtful - "we are such people", damn...
In all fairness, they have already earned their money long ago.

No, colleague, they weren't waving Sarmatian at Europe. There's something else to hit it with to bring it to its senses.
They waved Sarmat at the mattresses so they'd sit quietly while Russia bombed European weapons factories. After all, a missile carrying 10 nuclear warheads and capable of evading all their air defenses is a serious thing.
Their Trident also has 10 warheads, but theirs are 150 kilotons, while ours are 750 kilotons, which seems to suggest they should sit tight. There's no doubt that the Europeans, due to their stubborn Russophobia and political stupidity, will eventually get their share of beatings; they're incredibly persistent. The only question is how soon. Perhaps this "test" of the new missile from a Ukrainian test site will be the last straw for Russia's patience.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Nyrobsky

Sarmatians waved at the mattresses so that they would sit quietly while Russia hits European arms factories.

I suspected the same thing when I kept saying that America wasn't ready to trade the Baltics, Rzeszow, or even London for New York or Los Angeles. And that Europe itself would be surprised by the enormous "fizzle" its nearly 80-year-old blind faith in Article 5 would turn out to be.

Quote: Nyrobsky

There is no doubt that the Europeans, due to their stubborn Russophobia and political stupidity, will still beg for their share of beatings; they are incredibly persistent; the only question is how soon.

But here, the opinion of most of my colleagues from the Military District is apparently diametrically opposed to the opinion of the one who will have to give the order. And, sadly, the biggest surprises are still to come, not just for Europe. They'll be stupid enough to cause us trouble, too.
"Preventatively"—not all our schools teach that word. We absolutely have to get our own snot cleaned up first, and only then...

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Zoldat_A

"Preventative"—not all our schools teach that word. We definitely need to get our own red snot cleaned up first, and only then...

However, it is not for nothing that our Russian folklore contains a bunch of sayings like "Until the thunder strikes, the man won't cross himself," "Until the rooster pecks his ass," or "Russians take a long time to harness, but they ride fast."
Apparently the rooster is already getting ready to peck, the horses have finished their oats, and the thunder hasn't struck yet, but it's already rumbled. Whatever one may say, despite all attempts to reach an agreement, Russia is left with no choice but to at least once hit their European backside. With the current crop of politicians representing the European Union, they are, alas, incapable of reaching an agreement.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Nyrobsky

Apparently the rooster is already getting ready to peck, the horses have finished their oats, and the thunder hasn’t struck yet, but is already rumbled.

If only I could find that rooster, I'd give it a kick myself, so it'd peck the right one faster. And I know how to harness a horse - my grandfather taught me when I was a child in the village...
I would be glad if it would help me get going...

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Zoldat_A

If only I could find that rooster, I'd give him a kick myself so that he'd peck the right one faster. And I know how to harness a horse - my grandfather taught me when I was a child in the village...
I would be glad if it would help me get going...

The main thing is not to trip the whole poultry house!!! I had a good laugh!

[Zoer]

Quote: Nyrobsky

There's no doubt that the Europeans, due to their persistent Russophobia and political stupidity, will finally get their share of beatings; they're incredibly persistent. The only question is how soon. Perhaps this "test" of a new missile from a Ukrainian test site will be the last straw for Russia's patience.

It seems to me that the cup of the majority of the Russian people has long been overflowing. Especially the people of the territories bordering the Ukrainian Reich. But unfortunately, our rulers have a different cup, and the volume there is quite strange and incomprehensible. It seems that only PERSONAL responsibility and the issue of personal safety (as at the May 9th parade and during the raid on the residence in Novgorod) can force them to make sudden and drastic moves.

[Zoer]

Quote: Nyrobsky

Here on the copper it was probably not in vain that they waved Sarmat, so that in the event of a response in Europe no one would be tempted

Sarmat isn't for the EU, he's for the US. Oreshnik is for the EU, and they've already been waved away twice. They don't understand. Things are getting worse and worse.

[Cananecat]

Quote: Zoldat_A

Does this mean that the day of this "Block 3"'s arrival in our cities will be the last day of the existence of Holland and Rheinmetall (Dusseldorf)?

It doesn't mean exactly, but DAM will again threaten with a nuclear club, that's for sure.

[Atheist]

Does this mean that the day of this "Block 3"'s arrival in our cities will be the last day of the existence of Holland and Rheinmetall (Dusseldorf)?

When you pose the question like that, do you think only Russia has nuclear weapons? Ballistic missiles with special warheads, based solely on French nuclear submarines, are capable of destroying dozens of major Russian cities, including Moscow and Leningrad. That would mean tens of millions of civilian lives and the near-total loss of the country's industrial potential. Perhaps it's time to realistically assess our capabilities and make decisions based on that?

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Atheist

When you pose the question like that, do you think only Russia has nuclear weapons? Ballistic missiles with special warheads, based solely on French nuclear submarines, are capable of destroying dozens of major Russian cities, including Moscow and Leningrad. That would mean tens of millions of civilian lives and the near-total loss of the country's industrial potential. Perhaps it's time to realistically assess our capabilities and make decisions based on that?

And in war, by the way, they can kill even without nuclear weapons.
Beat - wipe away red snot?

[Atheist]

Beat - wipe away red snot?

Why start if you're not good at it?
Why lose statehood in a nuclear war? Even the Russian princes under the Mongols didn't think of that. If you're mistaken in your expectations and plans, stop, catch your breath, and gather your strength. It's all just folk wisdom.

[osp]

Britain's strategic submarines are in the North Sea.
From there, they will be able to carry out flat-line strikes on cities with a population of over a million, on Northern Fleet bases, and on the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with minimal flight time.
For all the most important objects in the European part of Russia.
If the US enters the war later, Russia will not be able to give them a proper response at all - there will be nothing with which to respond.

[solar]

capable of destroying a dozen major Russian cities, including Moscow and Leningrad

Let me correct you a bit. Not just a dozen, but all the major cities in Russia with a population of 100 or more—there are only 170 such cities in Russia.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Список_городов_России_с_населением_более_100_тысяч_человек
And France has about 300 strategic warheads - they somehow forget about this. :((...

[Boycott]

They've been waiting three years for what's promised. Right around 2029, the Bundeswehr's top brass is promising Putin's attack on innocent, hapless Europe. But seriously, there's always a certain leeway between what politicians promise and what they actually do; that's understandable and normal. But this leeway has become painfully large; it's hard to see from one side of the river to the other lately.

[Uncle Sam_2]

The new RUTA Block 3 rocket is planned to be tested next year. These tests will, naturally, take place in Ukraine "under combat conditions."

I predict: Anatolych will soon begin to sternly warn and denounce the "pigs" in his angry speech...

[Sedov]

The developers at Destinus immediately announced that this missile would be delivered to Ukraine, because Ukrainians were allegedly involved in its creation and even producing some components.

A rhetorical question: does this mean the Netherlands and Germany are parties to the conflict, and Destinus is effectively involved in the conflict? No need to answer. In 22, they were afraid to mention humanitarian aid, but now, knowing our response, they're not even shy about announcing developments and deliveries.

[Zaurbek]

We need to hit them with pure TH charges. 30 charges for each.

[Voronezh]

Haven't you stretched the red rubber lines across the addresses yet?

[Mouse]

The Dutch company Destinus, together with the German concern Rheinmetall, is accelerating the development of the new RUTA Block 3 missile, intended, among other things, for Ukraine. This was reported by the Ukrainian press.

Hurry is needed when you have diarrhea...

[Zaurbek]

Let Medvedev get to the buttons. We don't need Rheinmetall.

[Yuras_Belarus]

Well, if Rheinmetall is involved, we can forget about the missile. The company has been scooping up orders from the German government, but is unable to fulfill them. The products they did produce haven't caught on with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, where they complain about the weapons' low quality and poor performance. Loans from the German government weren't used for production development, but rather for buying back its own shares on the market. Rheinmetall's top management is busy reaping large royalties from government loans.

[kventinasd]

Quote: Yuras_Belarus

The products they did make did not catch on in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

What difference does it make whether they took root there or not? Our frontline troops and civilians are dying from these experiments. The fact is that Germany, ignoring all possible warnings from our Foreign Ministry, has now become the main sponsor of the Kyiv junta and has shamelessly kicked its military-industrial complex into overdrive. I suspect that Tauruses and other long-range missiles have long been in Ukraine, perhaps just biding their time. Now, thanks to the silent mooing of our Foreign Ministry, drones not only of Ukrainian design and assembly are flying over Russian territory. If we continue playing Leopold, it will be the missiles that will fly. And who knows what these missiles will be loaded with.

[rocket757]

They, of course, took a long time to get ready, but alas, it looks like they finally got ready...

[APASUS]

That's why I suggested not recognizing the LPR and DPR. Or we should hand everything over to the Houthis. The guys should find a couple of modern missile systems in the desert.

[belovvladimir]

We need to do what Iran does to the bases, i.e., to the weapons manufacturing plants. Iran has completely given up on everything and doesn't cough, doesn't look back at its partners, doesn't draw red lines, but strikes and effectively!

[snow mountain]

Quote from Uncle Lee

These are no longer first aid kits, helmets and body armor!

They'll draw a new red line. Only thicker. It's not the first time.

[tur-tur]

I'm reading comments about hitting those who supply and produce. There's one small international legal caveat here, but... They're considered involved in a war if it's officially declared. Neither Russia nor Ukraine did that.

[solar]

They are considered to be involved in a war if the war has been officially declared.

This is a common misconception. At the time, neither we nor Germany declared war on us. Which didn't stop it from being waged for four years.

[tur-tur]

At the time, neither we nor Germany declared war on us.
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This is a common misconception.
Statement ("note") of the German government on the beginning of the WAR with the USSR (appendix to the conversation between the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR V. M. Molotov and the German Ambassador to the USSR F. von der Schulenburg on June 22, 1941.
At 12:15 Moscow time, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Molotov made a radio address to the people about the beginning of the WAR with Germany.
The state of war with the USSR was declared on the same day by Italy, Romania and Croatia, on June 23 by Slovakia, on June 25 by Finland, on June 27 by Hungary, and on June 28 by Albania.
Something like this.

[solar]

This is a common misconception.
Statement ("note") of the German government on the beginning of the WAR with the USSR

This is a common misconception. If you read this note, you'll see that it doesn't mention a declaration of war. Compare, for example, the text of this note with Germany's declaration of war on the United States.

(Appendix to the conversation between the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR V. M. Molotov and the German Ambassador to the USSR F. von der Schulenburg on June 22, 1941.

If you read the entry from Molotov's own diary about this conversation, you will discover that Molotov, after the German ambassador handed over the note, did not understand from its text that it was about the start of the war.
The text of the telegram the German ambassador received containing the note has long been known. The same telegram explicitly instructed him not to answer any clarifying questions, but only to read the note.

[solar]

The text of the telegram received by the German Ambassador

TELEGRAM FROM THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER J. VON RIBBENTROP TO THE AMBASSADOR TO THE USSR F. SCHULENBURG, June 21, 1941

Urgently!

State secret!

On the radio!

I will send it personally!

1. Upon receipt of this telegram, all encrypted materials must be destroyed. The radio must be disabled.
2. Please inform Mr. Molotov immediately that you have an urgent message for him and that you therefore wish to visit him immediately. Then, please make the following statement to Mr. Molotov:...
"...The Soviet government has violated its treaties with Germany and intends to attack Germany from the rear while it is fighting for its very existence. The Führer has therefore ordered the German armed forces to counter this threat with all the means at their disposal."

End of declaration.

Please refrain from engaging in any discussion of this message. Responsibility for the safety of the German Embassy staff lies with the Government of Soviet Russia.

RIBBENTROP[12]

For comparison, here is the text of the memorandum declaring war on the United States.

TO THE CHARGE d'AFFAIRS:

The Government of the United States of America has most flagrantly violated all rules of neutrality in favor of Germany's adversaries and has been continually guilty of the most cruel provocations against Germany since the outbreak of the European war... the German Government terminates diplomatic relations with the United States of America and declares that under these circumstances created by President Roosevelt, Germany also considers itself from this day to be in a state of war with the United States of America.

Please accept, Mr. Chargé d'Affaires, the expression of my highest consideration.

December 11, 1941, Joachim von Ribbentrop[13].

[tur-tur]

We pay attention. Verbatim.
Radio broadcast by Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs and Comrade V. M. Molotov
22 June 1941
After the attack had already taken place, the German ambassador in Moscow, Schulenburg, made a statement to me, as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of his government at 5:30 a.m. that the German government had decided to wage WAR against the USSR in connection with the concentration of Red Army units on the eastern German border.

[solar]

We pay attention. Verbatim.

Let's read carefully and verbatim the text of the telegram with the statement, which the ambassador in Moscow received and conveyed verbatim to Molotov. There's not a word about war there, not even that word. This is the official statement of the German government.
Molotov's diary reveals that he didn't understand from the telegram that it was specifically about war and asked the ambassador what that meant. The ambassador, despite instructions not to engage in discussion, informally expressed his personal opinionthat we are talking about war (Ambassador Schulenburg was categorically opposed to war with the USSR, so what happened was also a shock for him).

Conversation between the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR V.M. Molotov and the German Ambassador to the USSR F. Schulenburg

22.06.1941

Schulenburg, who arrived at the reception accompanied by Advisor Hilger, said he must state with the deepest regret that he knew nothing of this just the previous evening, during a reception with People's Commissar Comrade Molotov. Last night, he said, several telegrams were received from Berlin. The German government instructed him to convey the following note to the Soviet government... Schulenburg said he could not express his dejected mood, caused by his government's unjustified and unexpected action. The ambassador said he had devoted all his efforts to creating peace and friendship with the USSR.
Comrade Molotov asks what does this note mean?
Schulenburg replies that, in his opinion, this is the beginning of the war.
...

Radio broadcast by Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Comrade V. M. Molotov...

In which he directly states that there was no declaration of war before the attack.

CITIZENS OF THE SOVIET UNION!
The Soviet government and its head, Comrade Stalin, instructed me to make the following statement:
Today, at 4 o'clock in the morning, without making any claims against the Soviet Union, without declaring war, German troops attacked our country, attacked our borders in many places and bombed our cities from their planes...

[solar]

Regarding the phrase in Molotov's speech

...The German government decided to wage war against the Soviet Union in connection with the concentration of Red Army units on the eastern German border...

that's what Molotov doesn't say exactly declaration of war, he simply states a fact - it has decided to go to war.

[Anton Antonov_2]

So, it turns out that the tests were carried out immediately on Russian territory. Well, the Sarmat tests should have been carried out with a landing on enemy territory, and not on our testing grounds, and even without the SBC, loaded with TNT, and plenty of it, and forward in a westerly direction.