In early 2023, the Ukrainian Air Force released footage of a downed Kh-101 Russian cruise missile.The projectile was developed a few years before the collapse of the Soviet Union and has been deployed in several modern conflicts, including the invasion of Ukraine.The Ukrainian military has gotten better at intercepting the stealthy weapons because, even with an imposed sanction against it, Russia has managed to continue manufacturing an increasing number of them.However, upon closely examining one particular Kh-101 in February, the Ukrainians discovered that it was unlike any they had encountered before…—