I know nothing of military hardware or weapons, but I'm guessing this is impressive?:

[tblue37]

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Ukrainian troops in Luhansk region have managed to intercept a Tochka-U missile… with a FIM-92 Stinger.
This is confirmed.
If tomorrow they sink the Admiral Kuznetsov with a NLAW, I will be absolutely not surprised.

[SheltieLover]

1. Awesome!!!

[captain queeg]

2. If the T-U is a subsonic cruise middle it's not overly impressive

But still, I think stingers are line of sight so it’s a Pretty impressive shot.

[Angleae]

4. Wiki says it's a ballistic missile with a top speed of mach 5.3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OTR-21_Tochka

[relayerbob]

6. Infrared, and the heat of the warhead would be high

So I could see it locking on and hitting/detonating the warhead at the last second.

Damn lucky shot though

[Thomas Hurt]

3. If you got it coming off the launcher I could see it working...maybe.

[Jerry2144]

5. That would be something if Ukraine can cut the nuts off

The carrier Kuznetsov

[pecosbob]

8. Stingers are typically used against targets like aircraft, not missiles

The SS-21 (NATO designation) is a super-sonic ballistic missile, something you typically need a Patriot or something similar to intercept. Shooting it down with a stinger is like knocking a bird out of the sky with a stone.

[Budi]

9. Bet it was either the postman or that tractor driver .

I mean we're talking about Zelensky's glorious civilian army here.
Nothing is impossible!

[NJCher]

10. How it works

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