A video of a French SCALP-EG cruise missile being intercepted by Russian Air Defense in Luhansk, at the same time a target was successfully hit by other French SCALP-EG cruise missiles

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1. [SCALP missile fragments](https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1792471222095057083)

2. Any idea what target was hit.?

3. This is very likely a false target. Ukrainian capabilities are improving, and they are now doing SEAD (suppression of air defence) in unison with attacks on ground targets.

   They are using mimic targets to make Russian anti-air radars reveal themselves, then firing at them with HARM missiles, then using cruise missiles to destroy ground targets. When the F-16 fighters with AMRAAM missiles arrive, they can add to this the capability to shoot down almost any russian plane.

4. Hard to tell. We know ADM-160 MALD fragments have been found in previous SCALP / Storm Shadow raids. I am sure every SCALP attack involves the use of MALD decoys to ensure maximum effectiveness but hard to tell here whether a SCALP was actually intercepted.

5. Why are Russian videos always either blurry or cropped/edited in such a way that you can’t really confirm jack shit? If it was a SCALP wouldn’t they give us decent evidence with a longer video?

6. Bro took one for the team… or however you say that in French.

7. It seems that the missile was already hit once at the beginning of the video, as it seems to thumble before being intercepted.

8. so in this video there is zero proof that this is anything other than a interception of something…thats it…

9. I’m surprised the cruise missile don’t do more Nap of the Earth flying to avoid being so detectable.

10. damn better luck next time

11. Yo that missile looks like it was heading right down on cameraman!

12. Im not convinced it was scalp missile. You cant see its flight or profile.

13. Typically French, works half the time.

14. Coincidentally, the truck in the last few frames is a Renault Magnum.

15. Bummer it got intercepted but that video is cool as fuck