The 9M51 is a Soviet-era 220 mm Uragan-family unguided artillery rocket fitted with a 9N515 parachute-retarded fuel-air explosive warhead. Missilery lists a 5-13 km firing range, 256 kg projectile mass, and 30.2 kg explosive fill, while Armament Research Services documents 9M51 use in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Armament Research Services reported 9M51 employment by Ukrainian government forces in eastern Ukraine in 2014, including a documented 9N515 fuel-air explosive warhead at Makiivka and reported attacks on pro-Russian separatist forces around Donetsk, Luhansk, and Makiivka.
Role detailsThe 9M51 is documented as a 220 mm 9K57 Uragan-family rocket, with legacy BM-27 and modernized Bureviy launchers providing the relevant firing-platform context.
| Firing weapon | Weapon type | Firing evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 220 mm multiple launch rocket system | Missilery places the 9M51 under the 9K57 Uragan rocket-system family, and Uragan references identify BM-27/9P140 as the 220 mm launcher for that family. Sources: Unguided rocket projectile 9M51, BM-27 Uragan 9P140 (1975) |
 | 220 mm multiple rocket launcher | Ukrinform reported that Bureviy can fire current Uragan missiles, and the 9M51 is a 220 mm Uragan-family rocket. Sources: Shepetivka Repair Plant tests new MLRS, Unguided rocket projectile 9M51 |
The 9M51 is the short-range fuel-air explosive member of the Uragan 220 mm rocket set. Its source-backed public profile is narrower than the BM-27 launcher page: the strongest direct conflict evidence identifies the specific 9N515 warhead in eastern Ukraine, while most technical sources describe the rocket through Uragan-family ammunition tables.
| Feature | Sourced detail | Reader context |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket family | 220 mm 9K57 Uragan-family unguided rocket | Links the munition to BM-27/Uragan launch systems without copying every launcher conflict into the rocket record. |
| Warhead | 9N515 parachute-retarded fuel-air explosive warhead with a listed 30.2 kg explosive fill | Distinguishes the 9M51 from standard high-explosive, cargo, incendiary, and mine-laying Uragan rounds. |
| Range class | Missilery lists a 5-13 km firing range | Shows why this FAE round is a shorter-range Uragan munition rather than a standard 35 km rocket. |
| Conflict evidence | ARES reports 9M51 employment in eastern Ukraine and a 9N515 warhead documented at Makiivka | Supports the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War row without implying broader confirmed use in every Uragan engagement. |
Weaponsystems.net describes the 220 mm 9M27 Uragan rocket family as entering service in 1976 with Splav production, providing the launcher-family context for later Uragan munitions.
Sources: 220mm 9M27 | Weaponsystems.net
Armament Research Services reported 9M51 fuel-air explosive rocket employment in eastern Ukraine and identified a 9N515 warhead documented at Makiivka.
Sources: Soviet and Russian flame weapons in Ukraine
Ukrinform reported that the Ukrainian Bureviy 220 mm launcher could fire current Uragan missiles, supporting the compatibility context for Uragan-family rounds.
Sources: Shepetivka Repair Plant tests new MLRS
