Thick white smoke means a solid-fueled rocket.
Solid-fueled combined with that kind of trajectory means either an MLRS or an AA missile. (neither artillery shells nor cruise missiles use solid fuels)
This cannot possibly be an MLRS rocket because they are fired in huge salvos and fall without smoke (all fuel is burnt by that point). You won't mistake that for anything else, believe me.
AA launch gone haywire for some reason is my bet. The small explosion is also telling (AA missiles have small warheads, they are all fuel). This would mean either Buk, S-300, or Strela-10 as they are I think the only AA systems in the area. Since that happened yesterday (?) in the Obolon', Kiev, my second bet is that it belongs to Ukrainian Military since it's not taken yet, or wasn't at the moment this was posted.
Remember: what you're getting right now is almost pure white noise, from both sides. The full picture will be available much later. Don't trust my words either, verify everything yourself.
Solid-fueled combined with that kind of trajectory means either an MLRS or an AA missile. (neither artillery shells nor cruise missiles use solid fuels)
This cannot possibly be an MLRS rocket because they are fired in huge salvos and fall without smoke (all fuel is burnt by that point). You won't mistake that for anything else, believe me.
AA launch gone haywire for some reason is my bet. The small explosion is also telling (AA missiles have small warheads, they are all fuel). This would mean either Buk, S-300, or Strela-10 as they are I think the only AA systems in the area. Since that happened yesterday (?) in the Obolon', Kiev, my second bet is that it belongs to Ukrainian Military since it's not taken yet, or wasn't at the moment this was posted.
Remember: what you're getting right now is almost pure white noise, from both sides. The full picture will be available much later. Don't trust my words either, verify everything yourself.