Public opinion on the deployment of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is highly polarized, with significant concerns about potential escalation of the conflict, including fears of nuclear retaliation from Russia. Many commenters express disillusionment with political leadership, calling for diplomatic solutions over military intervention. While a minority supports the idea as necessary against Russian aggression, the overarching sentiment is one of wariness and a desire for peace.

Donald Trump

NATO

Russia

Yeah, shitting your pants in front of the world indeed is dramatic.

Commercial-Lemon2361

How tf can Russia be concerned... like you started this shit

thr33hugeinches

Well to be perfectly honest it would be only a "dramatic moment" for Russia... not for anybody else.

Morty_A2666

They could literally stop being concerned at any point, by getting the fuck out of Ukraine.

primax1uk

Not so dramatic if you withdraw from Ukraine and pay hefty sums to Ukraine

mewikms-hilbert

Easy solution, gtf out of Ukraine, you created this scenario

Fit-Significance-436

I don't know what all the dramas  about. 

You shoot missiles, at your neighbors, you should expect them to shoot some back. Yeah?

Arawhata-Bill1

Fuck em occupants and deliver the tomahawks!

mofo222

When the US uses one for its own military, the cost is roughly $2M per unit. The export cost to "friends of the US" the price is typically $4M.

That being said, the range is 2,500 km (1,550 miles), so Ukraine could reach everything important between their border and the Ural mountains. That's Moscow and several other major cities, along with 80% of Russia's industry.

Standard Tomahawk warhead is equal to a conventional 1,000-lb bomb. The special sauce is that it can fly below the usual radar, and it can hit a fairly precise spot on a target.

series-hybrid

The topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said and added that "Now is really a very dramatic moment in terms of the fact that tensions are escalating from all sides." *(quote)*

And there is one ridiculously simple way to prevent this 'escalation'. *Withdraw from Ukraine!* It's within your power.

Sweet-Competition-15

A billion dollars worth of Tomahawks per day raining down on Putler and his putrid Kremlin lackeys using their own frozen 300 billion would be the most just course of action.

mr_p00nsl4y3r

But I saw a Putin video where he dismissed it, saying they would just shoot them down like all other missiles. Could he have been lying? Inconceivable!

YoungestDonkey

If the Tomahawks were delivered 3 years ago, we could have saved a lot of lives

MightyTaur

“If a tomahawk is launched it could be nuclear. How should Russia react?”  

Ukraine has no nuclear weapons though. You, Russia, should know that as you were there when the agreement was signed removing their weapons. 

How should you react?  I’d start by taking a hard look at how we got here. How did we get into this reality where western powers are arming the country you are attacking?  Hmm

epanek

cruelcynic

Wait for another red line we can all safely ignore

alhaigthomas

Perhaps pull back to your borders and you wouldn't have to worry.

Frankfranks_it

At this point Russia can fuck right off with this "something something serious consequences" threatening 3 times a day. Since they invaded Ukraine they proved to the entire world they are as incompetent as a pig when asked about nuclear physics and as threatening as a lemur.

Desnowshaite

Well, you know how this could have been avoided komrade? By not invading your neighbors and trying to rebuild your shity soviet empire.

Don't cry timeout when you started the fight.

grad1939

We’ve been speaking about this for over a week now. Can they just send them already.

BennySkateboard

No need to act surprised after you attacked a country

No-Exercise-5316

They will say using tomahawks crosses a red line and they will nuke blah blah. Get fucked

omfgeometry

You know you can eliminate that concern tomorrow by simply stop your invasion of Ukraine, right?

NyriasNeo

But I saw a video where Putin called NATO a paper tiger… Why is it concerning if we’re so weak?

Consistentscroller

They can panic all they want,fucking asshats…

Individual_Intern119

Moscow discovering consequences — truly a dramatic plot twist

Bitstreamer_

thismadhatter

Let’s hope that 100% of the Tomahawk missiles find 100% of the targets in Russia, the terrorist state.

Wolfgang228

Good, but not enough. Let's make them frightened in the next step.

Meadpagan

If they have anything on Krasnov now would be the time

Jey3349

Feb 24th, two years ago was a dramatic moment.

empror

Yes, stop invasion and get back to your recognized borders Russia. Also you claim you are fighting war with NATO anyway.

magpieswooper

Those guys talk from a very dramatic situation, but none of them will ever see a missile fall on their heads because they are untouchable. It's alwys the people who suffer and not the who are responsible for.
That pisses me off.

JoshDrako

Of course Moscow will be concerned.  If Trump actually send Tomahawk to Ukraine, it will mean other strategic site out of reach will now be target of opportunity.

macross1984

Recent Tomahawk yearly production has ranged between 55 and 90 missiles annually.

throwaway277252

RebelliousInNature

Once Ukraine has Tomahawks in hand, they can pull precision copies of the Tomahawk's wing and body form. And dissect one to closely examine its engine intake and exhaust characteristics.

All to make their own knock-off stealth cruise missile. It doesn't have to be as good as a real Tomahawk, just a whole lot stealthier than their current Flamingo.

TieCivil1504

It's always much more personal when you're on the receiving end.

StrengthToBreak

Steel2050psn

SEND THE TOMAHAWKS!! TIME TO PUT UKRAINE ON EVEN FOOTING!

lordpoee

Can someone please explain To a noobie why tomahawks are considered so much better? I’ve seen cruise missiles flying super close to the ground on multiple war videos of Ukraine already.

modiddly

Give the Tomahawks to Ukraine! Give a LOT of Tomahawks to Ukraine who will certainly make great use of them!

poestavern

They should be afraid! Fuck Russia! I hope the Kremlin gets hit!

Travyswole

Do they have them? At this point I would not count on them until they are in country. The US has screwed them before.

neuroG82r

Would these be more of a game changer vs the flamingo they already have?

Americaninaustria

Sure as hell hope so!
Make the oil oligarchs shit their pants over the missiles, they're the ones helping Putin to somehow keep a minimum of oil trade alive.
I'd just prefer it was without the civilian casualties, but _not_ blowing up Russian logistics isn't really an option for Ukraine...

g3etwqb-uh8yaw07k

CptnMillerArmy

I'm sorry, but I've been hearing about tomahawk missiles to ukraine for like weeks now. Either give them or don't, this is getting so old. I suspect they don't because trump is only talk and no action (unless the action hurts the US and its allies)

thedeadsuit

Interesting-Risk6446

I see Peskov took a line before the camera today

Few-Ability-7312

I'm pretty sure the missiles are meant to be a source of concern. If only there was something Russia could do to end it all, but alas.

christopher_mtrl

blackout24

This guy has crazy eyes. I would not want be alone with him.

parts_cannon

jakes1993

Why do they concerned if Putin recently said “they do not change a situation on a battlefield’? No way Putin lies!

smiling_seal

ACiD_80

foul_ol_ron

filmguy36

Good. I hope they're very concerned. I hope they're shaking in fear.

NatWilo

Just think of all the high ranking generals they will remove 🦅🇺🇸🍻🇺🇦

FreedomPullo

Pull out of Ukraine, transform War-Economy to Ukraine-Reparation-Econony.

Hoongoon

Ummm you started the war…. You can end it.

The_Last_Bohican

There is nothing particularly "special" about the Tomahawk. This is another instance of Russia spouting lies and propaganda for the benefit of Russians. 

Russia, if you don't want to be attacked, maybe you should end the war. Surrender, withdraw your armies from Ukraine and get ready to pay war reparations. That's it.

I say the Tomahawks don't really matter because Ukraine has already developed its own long range cruise missiles and drones. Tomahawks are probably effective,  but I don't believe they're made in Europe and are therefore going to be very expensive.

Putin, end the war now!

pgc22bc

Kiev should put Moscow on notice, that from now on every strike on Ukranian infrastructure will be answered with a strike on Russian infrastructure. It cannot be that Kiev fights ammunition depots and military targets while Moscow fights civilian targets.

moderntimes2018

Is this "concern" coming from THE Moscow or Moscow's A.I.?

SeeMarkFly

ELI5 - what's so great about the tomahawk compared to British / French ones (name slips me now) 

CrappyTan69

Why not JASSAM's, could be launched from f-16's right away...

Gawkhimmyz

I don’t know much about Tomahawks but I thought that they are a sea born weapon. Can they be launched on land?

wifebeatsme

Give Kyiv the tomahawk cruise! Russia is beating up Kyiv from long distance also!

Adept-Mulberry-8720

So is invading another country in full scale, no?

momentslove

Student-type

Trump yesterday: "I might have to talk to Putin about Tomahawks"

TlDr: There will be no Tomahawks

brezhnervouz

Incomitatum

robreddity

Everyday war in Ukraine is a dramatic moment.

Russians and ukrainians die because Vlad's ego.

Putin can't admit he has failed so he let the s... goes on.

Artyparis

I'm gonna guess these would be for remaining eastern Russian refineries.

Cute-Pomegranate-966

&gt;"Just imagine: a long-range missile is launched and is flying and we know that it could be nuclear. What should the Russian Federation think? Just how should Russia react? Military experts overseas should understand this," Peskov said. 

I mean, that's a funny argument. Will they even see the difference on radar / satellite vs. whatever Ukraine is lobbing at them now? (plus America itself doesn't have Tomahawks with nuclear warheads anymore)

Sinaaaa

Well well well, if isn't the consequences of my own actions.

JohnGazman

Awwww, is Mr Special Operation feeling uneasy?

Sykocis

Peskov (autocorrect made pesticides out of his name) looks like he has congestive issues once again

iTmkoeln

AHH didums, RuZZia worried about countries fighting back against their genocide of Ukraine, can't come quick enough.

AvailableEmphasis614

Putin said Trump deserved to win the Nobel Peace Prize and Trump responded, "THANK YOU PRESIDENT PUTIN!" so I'd bet that the tomahawks will be canceled.

Jonestown_Juice

Wait, so Russia can get what ever weapons it wants from NK, Iran &amp; China, bomb anything it can target, but Ukraine has to limit itself to not using Tomahawks and out of civility, not target gov't bldgs and apartments?  It really DOES appear to be Putin's war... he certainly stops Trump from having a say (or backbone, or testicles).😤

TV-Tommy

Well they could always just take their troops out of Ukraine and go home. That'd show us.

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I’m sure they’ll work it out, if you can fire brimstone and ASRAAM off a small truck I’m sure there’s a larger truck and some confident engineers who fancy giving it a go.

spicypixel

Kilometer10

&gt;But the Tomahawk’s 1,600-mile range and ability to carry nuclear warheads are complicating factors.

Tomahawk cannot carry nuclear warheads.

That was the TLAM-N, a specific variant which was withdrawn from use and retired 35 years ago, and the actual missiles were physically scrapped \~15 years ago because they were never going to get used, and they had storage and overhaul costs which weren't worth paying given that they weren't going to get used.

Therefore the only remaining Russian objection is that these missiles can reach targets that they care about.

This objection is one which can be answered with a quote from Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris without alteration:-

&gt;"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind"

asdfasdfasfdsasad

I would be really suprised if they get them, Trump will find a way to do a U-turn, he has made his headlines that he is considering it to appease some of the repubilican Ukraine supporters and then he will quietly deny the request. Hope I am wrong but it fits his stance on Russia.

begely

***The Telegraph reports:*** 

Deliveries of [US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/26/zelensky-asks-trump-tomahawk-missiles-private-meeting/) could take months and they might never leave their launchers, but that doesn’t mean they won’t have an impact on Moscow.

That is the conclusion of one of the country’s top national security figures, whose analysis sets out just what the arrangement with Washington might look like and [how the deadly weapons could be used](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/02/tomahawk-missiles-change-ukraine-war-moscow-in-range/). Or not used.

A day earlier, Donald Trump gave his clearest hint yet that he was preparing to supply Kyiv with the weapons.

He has “sort of made a decision,” he said in his uniquely opaque manner. He then added that he would want to know what Ukraine planned to do with them first, for fear that the long-range missiles would represent an escalation.

The missiles cannot come fast enough for embattled Ukrainian forces.

Massive Russian strikes aimed to [disable Ukraine’s energy grid](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/05/poland-scrambles-jets-russian-strikes-ukraine-kill-five/) at the weekend. With winter looming, the attacks add urgency to talks about military aid.

But the Tomahawk’s 1,600-mile range and ability to carry nuclear warheads are complicating factors. It puts the Russian capital Moscow in reach and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has warned Mr Trump that they could destroy any remaining relationship with Washington.

**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/07/us-tomahawk-missiles-ukraine/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/07/us-tomahawk-missiles-ukraine/)

TheTelegraph

There have been surface launchers in the past, both wheeled and naval box launchers. And if they're donated I'm sure Ukraine would build a launcher if they needed. Or strap it to some plane with duct tape if they have to. But the key here is speed. The benefit of Tomahawk is that it's ready. If Ukraine needs to spend 6 months adapting something then a lot of the benefit of it is gone. I hope this talk even started because the US has an idea of some old box launcher they could also donate. Otherwise it feels like it would take quite a lot of time to get from donation to launch.

afops

People should actually read what the US is going to do. The missiles will be sent to Ukraine, but they will be kept under US control. Both  agree before our miss was sent into Russia.

thebeorn

DifferentTrip2509

I have absolute faith Ukraine will be able to take the logistics of a little pod on a ship and make that work just as well not being on a ship.

PlutosGrasp

mycall

Well with a little bit of thought and a few of the American Army's Typhon land base launch systems Ukraine will have these airborne in no time , the big question here is who will be operating the Typhon launch systems…..

English_loving-art

Ukraine already have developed a larger version of the Neptune missile with a longer range and a larger war head payload. So Tomahawk is no biggie if Trump dies not authorise its use against Russia.

Slow_Heron_5853

Western commentary is getting really silly on this one.

Few-Ad-139

I'm sure there's only bloke who could hook a drone up to it and...

darkmaninperth

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