2014 Russia-Ukraine War

122 mm 9M28F Grad rocket in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

The 122 mm 9M28F Grad rocket is documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through April 1, 2022 open-source reporting, mirrored by MILMAG, that Ukrainian troops captured a Russian BM-21 Grad launcher with more than 70 9M28F rockets.

Weapon profile122 mm 9M28F Grad rocket
SideUkraineRoleCaptured Equipment
122 mm 9M28F Grad rocket, High-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: Soviet 122 mm Artillery Rocket Image

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
A Russian BM-21 Grad launcher and more than 70 9M28F Grad rockets were reported captured by Ukrainian troops on April 1, 2022.

Sources: Ukraine Weapons Tracker 9M28F Capture Post, MILMAG War in Ukraine Day 37

The directly cited conflict-use evidence supports capture of 9M28F rockets, not confirmed firing of those rockets.

Sources: Ukraine Weapons Tracker 9M28F Capture Post, MILMAG War in Ukraine Day 37

The 9M28F is a 122 mm HE-fragmentation Grad-family rocket associated with Soviet/Russian Grad multiple-launch rocket systems.

Sources: Deagel 9M28, METIS 9M28F-1

Timeline

122 mm 9M28F Grad rocket In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. Ukrainian troops reported capturing 9M28F rockets

    Ukraine Weapons Tracker reported, and MILMAG mirrored, that Ukrainian troops captured a Russian BM-21 Grad launcher with more than 70 9M28F Grad rockets.

    Sources: Ukraine Weapons Tracker 9M28F Capture Post, MILMAG War in Ukraine Day 37

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The directly cited conflict record for the 9M28F in Ukraine is a captured-materiel report. On April 1, 2022, Ukraine Weapons Tracker reported that Ukrainian troops had captured a Russian BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher and more than 70 9M28F Grad rockets. MILMAG's live war log for the same day mirrored that post at 16:49 while covering the thirty-seventh day of Russia's full-scale invasion.

That evidence supports the rocket's appearance in the war as captured Russian rocket-artillery ammunition in Ukrainian hands. The cited report does not state that the captured 9M28F rockets were fired after capture, so the catalog treats the record as captured equipment rather than confirmed employment in a firing event.

Sources: Ukraine Weapons Tracker 9M28F Capture Post, MILMAG War in Ukraine Day 37

Timeline

The source-backed dated milestone is the April 1, 2022 capture report. No more precise location is named in the cited capture item; the surrounding MILMAG live log places the entry within its running coverage of the war that day.

Sources: MILMAG War in Ukraine Day 37, Ukraine Weapons Tracker 9M28F Capture Post

Narrative

The 9M28F is a Soviet/Russian 122 mm unguided high-explosive fragmentation rocket in the Grad family. Deagel identifies the 9M28F as a Splav-produced rocket projectile for the Grad multiple launch rocket system, while Fenix Insight's METIS entry describes the 9M28F-1 as a Soviet-era, Russian-manufactured HE-fragmentation rocket developed for the Grad-1 multiple launch rocket system.

In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War catalog context, the rocket is therefore tied to the broader Grad rocket-artillery ecosystem but has a narrower documented record than the BM-21 launcher itself. The available direct source for this specific munition names captured 9M28F rockets alongside a captured Russian BM-21 Grad launcher, making the strongest supported conflict-use description captured rocket-artillery ammunition rather than an independently documented strike.

Sources: Deagel 9M28, METIS 9M28F-1, MILMAG War in Ukraine Day 37

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