P-800 Oniks
Supersonic anti-ship missile, used from Crimea against ground targets
Supersonic ramjet anti-ship cruise missile (export name Yakhont, precursor of BrahMos), fired from the mobile Bastion-P coastal battery and from ships and submarines with universal 3S14 launch cells. It flies at high altitude to the target area and then comes in low over water or terrain at ≈ Mach 2–2.5. Since 2022 Russia has used it mainly from Crimea against ground targets in southern Ukraine — ports and infrastructure in Odesa and Mykolaiv — where the short flight time leaves little warning. It can be intercepted: Ukraine's Air Force reported several Oniks missiles shot down in August 2026 (including 24 and 27 Aug). The Bastion-P launchers in Crimea are targets of Ukrainian strikes; Defence Intelligence (HUR) claimed a hit launcher in August 2026. The same Bastion launchers also fire Zircon.
Learn more in the AirDefense Academy →Dimensionsfor imagery analysis
- Missile (L × Ø, span)
- 8.9 m × Ø 0.7 m, span 1.7 m; 3,000 kg
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; WEG (ODIN)
General
- Type
- Supersonic ramjet anti-ship cruise missile (liquid fuel), also used against ground targets
- Launch platforms
- Bastion-P coastal battery (3K55), incl. in Crimea; ships and submarines with 3S14 cells (incl. Yasen-M)
- Use against Ukraine
- Since 2022, mainly against Odesa and Mykolaiv from Crimea
- Related
- Export: Yakhont; basis of the Indian-Russian BrahMos
- Stockpile (HUR, Oct 2026)
- More than 600 Oniks missiles, adapted for strikes on ground targets — source: Euromaidan Press / NV, RU Mil Tracker e-20261023-02; Ukrainian estimate, cannot be independently verified
Performance
- Max range
- ≈ 160 NM (300 km) hi-lo; ≈ 65 NM (120 km) all-low; Oniks-M per RU ≈ 430 NM (800 km)
- Speed
- ≈ Mach 2–2.5
- Flight profile
- Cruise up to ≈ 46,000 ft (14 km), terminal sea-skimming at ≈ 30–50 ft (10–15 m)
- Warhead
- ≈ 200–250 kg
- Guidance
- Inertial + active radar seeker (built for ships)
Threat
- Effect
- Fast strike on ports, ships and coastal infrastructure; short warning time from Crimea
- Countermeasure
- Interception by SAMs (Ukraine regularly reports kills); strikes on Bastion launchers and their radars
- Threat level
- High — especially for the Black Sea coast and shipping
News archive 7
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
-
HUR: Russia keeps missile stocks steady at up to 700 ballistic and several thousand cruise missiles, produces 200+ missiles a month, and has ordered over 100,000 Geran-type drones and decoys for 2026
According to figures Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) gave the Ukrainian outlet NV, published on 20 October 2026 and reported by Euromaidan Press, Russia holds up to 700 ballistic missiles and several thousand cruise missiles in reserve, roughly the same level HUR reported in July despite the autumn mass strikes. Russia can produce more than 200 missil…
-
Russia hits Kyiv with Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon and Oniks missiles and 210 drones, including cluster-armed Iskanders in the historic centre, hours after the Putin–Witkoff meeting; at least 9 killed across Ukraine
Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine from 18:00 on 21 October 2026 into the morning of 22 October, with Kyiv as the main target. According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia fired Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-400 missiles, Zircon and Oniks missiles from Kursk, Bryansk and Rostov oblasts, together with 210 drones: Shahed (110 of the…
-
Russia fires 39 ballistic-trajectory missiles and 128 drones, 77 of them jet-powered, at Ukraine overnight on 13-14 October: three killed in Kyiv, power cut in five districts
Russia carried out a massed combined strike on Ukraine between 18:00 on 13 October and the morning of 14 October, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. It says its radio-technical troops tracked 167 air-attack assets. These were 39 missiles flying ballistic trajectories, listed as Iskander-M, KN-23, S-400, Zircon and Oniks and launched from Kursk, Bryansk,…
-
Russia shows Pantsir-S1M on Belarusian MZKT-7930-312 chassis at Tsentr-2026, first official confirmation of the configuration
During the strategic exercise Tsentr-2026, Russia showed an upgraded Pantsir-S1M gun-and-missile air defence system mounted on a Belarusian MZKT-7930-312 chassis, Defence Blog reports. It is the first official confirmation of this configuration, which until now was known only from a leaked supply contract and from one vehicle that Ukrainian drone operators…
-
Russian combined strike on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, 29-30 Sep: Zircon/Oniks, Iskander and 188 drones, energy infrastructure the main target
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia attacked Ukraine on the night of 29-30 September (from 18:00 on 29 September) with Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles launched from Kursk Oblast, Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts, and 188 drones: Shahed (86 of them jet-powered), Gerbera attack drones and Parodiya decoy UAVs.…
-
Night of 28-29 Sep: Russia strikes Ukraine with a Zircon, two ballistic missiles and 152 drones; Air Force claims 109 downed, two unexploded ballistic warheads defused in Kyiv
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on 28-29 September 2026 with one Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missile, two Iskander-M or S-400 ballistic missiles (launched from Kursk Oblast) and 152 drones, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The drones were Shahed types (82 of them jet-powered), Gerbera attack drones and Parodiya decoys, launched from Oryol, Millerovo, Kursk an…
-
Russia hopes its 80-missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov will return to service after nearly 30 years of repairs
SINGLE SOURCE — Ukrainian defence media (Defense Express), not independently verified. The report says Russian state media are circulating claims that the heavy nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov (Project 1144 Orlan, NATO reporting name Kirov-class) will return to the Russian Navy's combat composition after almost three decades under repair. The…