Ukraine's HUR publishes 3D model and enterprise data for Russia's 'Kinzhal' missile on War&Sanctions portal
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence has released an interactive 3D model and detailed information on the components and production cooperation of the Russian aeroballistic missile Kh-47M2 'Kinzhal' on the War&Sanctions portal. The package names 58 Russian enterprises involved in the missile's production, 22 of them not currently under measures from any sanctions coalition country. HUR called on partners to synchronise sanctions against all involved enterprises and tighten control over technologies used by Russia.
Key points
- HUR published a 3D model and component data for the Kh-47M2 'Kinzhal' (designation 9-S-7760) on the War&Sanctions portal.
- Data on 58 Russian enterprises in the 'Kinzhal' production chain was released.
- 22 of those 58 enterprises are not under sanctions from any sanctions coalition country.
- The 'Kinzhal' is about 90% component-unified with the 9M723 missile of the Iskander-M system.
- The missile carries either a penetrating high-explosive warhead or a special nuclear warhead; Russia is reportedly working on a fragmentation-high-explosive variant.
- In 2026, Russia reportedly cut the state defence order for 'Kinzhal' missiles, redirecting capacity toward 9M723 'Iskander-M' production.
- HUR called for synchronised sanctions against the named enterprises and stronger control of technologies supplied to Russia.
Why it matters
By publicly naming 58 enterprises in the Kinzhal supply chain — and flagging that 22 of them sit outside any sanctions regime — HUR is handing the sanctions coalition a concrete target list. The release also documents structural features of the missile programme, from carrier-aircraft availability to its component overlap with the Iskander-M and the reported 2026 shift in production priority, giving analysts fresh material on Russian missile capability and supply-side pressure points.
What happened
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence published an interactive 3D model of the Russian aeroballistic missile Kh-47M2 'Kinzhal' (designation 9-S-7760) on the War&Sanctions portal, alongside information on its components and the enterprises participating in its production. The 'Kinzhal' is described as a single-stage solid-fuel missile with an integrated warhead, about 90% component-unified with the 9M723 ballistic missile of the Iskander-M system. It carries either a penetrating high-explosive warhead, housed in a thick metal casing for use against floors, concrete and protected structures, or a special nuclear warhead. Russia is reported to be developing a modification carrying a fragmentation-high-explosive warhead, a shift it may consider linked to accuracy limitations of the penetrating variant. HUR released data on 58 Russian enterprises in the missile's production cooperation, noting that 22 of them are not under sanctions from any sanctions coalition country. According to HUR, in 2026 Russia significantly reduced the state defence order for 'Kinzhal' missiles, redirecting production capacity, components and raw materials to 9M723 'Iskander-M' ballistic missiles — a shift the agency links in part to the limited fleet of MiG-31I and MiG-31K carrier aircraft, which the Russian aviation industry does not currently produce. HUR stated that despite the missile's shortcomings Russia continues to work on modernising it, and called on partners to synchronise sanctions against all named enterprises and strengthen control over technologies actively used by Russia.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
All three sources covering the release are Ukrainian outlets, and they frame the publication as an intelligence contribution to the sanctions effort. The coverage centres on HUR's call for synchronised sanctions against the named enterprises and tighter export controls on the technologies feeding Russia's missile programme, and foregrounds the figure that 22 of 58 Kinzhal-production enterprises sit outside any coalition sanctions regime.
Background
The War&Sanctions portal, run with HUR involvement, tracks components and entities linked to Russian weapons production. The 'Kinzhal' is an air-launched aeroballistic missile carried by MiG-31I and MiG-31K fighters — aircraft the Russian aviation industry does not currently manufacture — and is air-launched, single-stage and solid-fueled, with around 90% of its components shared with the 9M723 missile of the Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile system. Russia is reported to be developing a fragmentation-high-explosive warhead variant, a step the synthesis suggests may be linked to accuracy shortcomings of the penetrating warhead.