Putler is playing to type in Kyiv tonight

[BeyondGeography]

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. Trajectory Looked Pretty Steep

At least the little we could see of it.
Still could be intermediate range tactical. Those go pretty high, and fall pretty steep too.
As to the extent of the blast, it depends on what the target was.
If the target could detonate we'd be seeing both blasts nearly simultaneously.
But, I agree that was a pretty big blast. 500kg at least.
Back in the 90s I was a consultant on the decommissioning project for an arsenal in the Midwest. We set up many, many tons of obsolete ordinance. We set off a couple of tons at once on several occasions. But, there were in trenches, so the fireball was suppressed. Still felt it right to the bones even from 500 yards away.

[Igel]

2. Not nuclear. Temperature gradient not steep enough. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Didn't Suggest Otherwise

Even a micro nuke would have had a larger fireball, and the light would have been pure white.
I was just commenting on the incoming path, as short as that video provided.
That suggested this was not a near range surface-to-surface, or an air-to-ground weapon, but something coming from farther away and a very high trajectory.
Not sure what I said that led you to believe I was thinking nuke.