The P-800 Oniks is a Russian 3M55-family supersonic cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyenia for anti-ship attack from ships, submarines, aircraft, and Bastion coastal launchers. Although designed for maritime strike, Russia has fired Bastion-launched Oniks missiles at land targets in Syria and southern Ukraine, giving the page both missile-family and conflict-use context.
Russian forces have used Bastion-launched P-800 Oniks missiles from occupied Crimea in strikes on Odesa, southern Ukraine, and Black Sea port infrastructure, with Ukrainian reporting identifying a July 2023 salvo of seven Oniks missiles from Crimea.
Role detailsRussian forces fired Yakhont/Oniks missiles from Bastion road-mobile launchers inside Syria in November 2016 as part of coordinated strikes against rebel groups, demonstrating the system's land-attack role.
Role detailsOpen references group Oniks, Yakhont, and Yakhont-M designations inside the same 3M55/SS-N-26 missile family, but public detail varies by domestic, export, and upgrade context.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yakhont | Export-family designation | The Yakhont name is commonly associated with the export branch of the Oniks/SS-N-26 family and with Bastion coastal-launch reporting. |
| Yakhont-M | Reported export-family variant | Missile-reference sources list Yakhont-M as a known family variant, but public technical distinctions are less consistently documented than the baseline Yakhont/Oniks split. |
The missile family is documented across coastal, surface-ship, and submarine launch contexts; these linked catalog records are public examples with direct source support for Oniks compatibility or carriage.
| Launcher | Launcher type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Guided-missile corvette | Naval News describes Project 21631 Buyan-M corvettes as carrying UKSK cells for Kalibr or Oniks cruise missiles. Sources: Buyan-M-class Corvette Graivoron Commissioned - Naval News |
 | Guided-missile corvette | Naval News reports that Project 20385's UKSK 3S14 launcher can use 3M55 Oniks anti-ship missiles. Sources: Russia launches second Gremyashchy-class corvette - Naval News |
 | Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine | USNI News reported that the lead Yasen-class submarine Severodvinsk carried Oniks cruise missiles among its main weapons. Sources: Russian Navy Accepts First in New Class of Nuclear Attack Submarine - USNI News |
Oniks is more than a single launch configuration. Public sources tie the missile to Bastion coastal batteries, UKSK-equipped surface ships, Yasen-class submarines, and reported aircraft integration, but the conflict-use evidence in this record is strongest for Bastion-launched land-attack strikes.
| Launch context | Documented role | Record caveat |
|---|---|---|
| Bastion coastal launchers | Road-mobile coastal-defense system used to fire Oniks/Yakhont missiles. | Directly tied to both Syria and Ukraine conflict-use rows. |
| UKSK-equipped surface ships | Vertical-launch compatibility on selected Russian corvette classes. | Linked platform records support compatibility, not a separate conflict-use claim for Oniks from those ships. |
| Yasen / Yasen-M submarines | Submarine carriage of Oniks alongside Kalibr-family cruise missiles. | Open reporting supports carriage; this record does not claim Yasen combat launches. |
Missile-reference data commonly places the P-800 Oniks in Russian service from 2002 after development that began in the late Soviet period.
Sources: P-800 Oniks/Yakhont/Bastion (SS-N-26 Strobile)
Russian forces fired Yakhont/Oniks missiles from Bastion road-mobile launchers in Syria during a coordinated strike package against rebel groups.
Sources: P-800 Oniks/Yakhont/Bastion (SS-N-26 Strobile), P-800 Oniks (SS-N-26 Strobile)
Ukrainian reporting identified seven Oniks missiles fired from Bastion coastal systems in Crimea during overnight Russian attacks on southern Ukraine.
Sources: Ukrainian Air Force explains challenges of destroying Russian Oniks missiles
