Russia Will Destroy The Tomahawk Missile And Its Launcher If Sent To Ukraine

JAKARTA - Russia will shoot down Tomahawk's cruise missile and bomb its launch site if the United States decides to supply it to Ukraine and find a way to retaliate for Washington which is painful, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Tomahawk's missile supply to force President Putin to make peace, during a meeting with United States President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a series of UN's 80th General Assembly Sessions last month.

After that, Vice President JD Vandce confirmed on September 28, Uncle Sam's country was considering providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to other NATO countries to be transferred to Ukraine. According to him, the final decision on the matter will be made by President Trump.

"Our response will be firm, ambiguous, measurable, and asymmetric. We will find ways to hurt those who caused problems for us," Andrei Kartapolov, chairman of Russia's parliamentary defense committee, told state news agency RIA.

President Trump said on Monday he wanted to know what Ukraine plans with the Tomahawk missile before agreeing to provide it because it does not want to escalate the escalation of the war between Russia and Ukraine. However, he said he had "made a decision" on this matter.

Kartapolov, a former deputy defense minister, said he was not sure Tomahawk would change anything on the battlefield, even if supplied to Ukraine.

He further said the missiles could only be given in small quantities, tens, not hundreds.

"We understand very well these missiles, how they fly, how to shoot them down; we've worked with them in Syria, so nothing new. The only problem will arise for those who supply and those who use them; that's where the problem is," he said.

Kartapolov was also quoted as saying Moscow had so far seen no sign that Ukraine was preparing a launch site for Tomahawk, something Kyiv said would not be able to hide if it got the missile.

If and when that happens, he says Russia will use drones and missiles to destroy any launcher.

Separately, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov urged Washington to assess the situation surrounding Tomahawk's potential supply "wise".

He said such a decision would be a serious escalation measure that would bring about "qualitative" changes in the situation.