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Iskander-M — ballistic missile

The 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missile: range up to 480 km, a warhead of about 470 kg, and only minutes from launch to impact. Specs and sources.

Speed
~Mach 6
Warhead
470 kg
Cost
~$3.2M

According to open sources; claimed and real figures may differ, and modifications may have others.

What it is

The ballistic missile of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system. In the 9M723 missile, HUR found a 9B918 active radar homing head and documented 177 components. The missile flies on a high arc, climbing over 100 km, and comes down on its target from above.

What it means for you

From launch to impact takes only minutes, and spotters do not report a heading. So on the map it is a marker without an arrow, which we close within a few minutes. When a ballistic threat is announced, go to a shelter immediately.

Specifications

Range
up to 480 km; about 300 km with a lighter non-nuclear warhead[2]
Missile weight
3,800 kg[2]
Maximum altitude
over 100 km[2]
Speed
about Mach 6 (2,100 m/s) in the initial phase of flight[4]

What to do

  1. 1When you hear the “Air raid alert!” signal, go to the nearest shelter at once. Find out in advance where it is near your home and work.
  2. 2If you cannot reach a shelter, move to a room without windows and follow the “two walls” rule.
  3. 3Agree with your family on what to do and where to meet if the phone network or the power goes down.

A marker on our map may appear late or not at all. Go by the siren, not by the map.

State Emergency Service of Ukraine. What to do when the “Air raid alert!” signal sounds (in Ukrainian)checked 2 Oct 2026

How it looks on our map

Movement

No course

Marker lives

2–5 min

  • The marker does not rotate: for this type the map shows no course.
  • If there are no new reports about the target, the marker closes after 2–5 min.

Sources

  1. 1

    HUR (Defence Intelligence of Ukraine), War&Sanctions

    9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missilechecked 2 Oct 2026
  2. 2

    Defense Express

    The Iskander missile system: all its “superpowers” from the show-weapon categorychecked 2 Oct 2026
  3. 3

    Forbes Ukraine

    A $200,000 “Shahed” and a pricey Kh-101: how much Russia's long-range weapons cost, according to HURchecked 2 Oct 2026
  4. 4

    Suspilne Odesa

    Missile terror against Odesa: what makes strikes with ballistic and supersonic missiles distinctive and dangerouschecked 2 Oct 2026
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