The Russian occupiers might take temporary breaks in ballistic missile usage to accumulate them and subsequently launch large-scale attacks with a significant quantity.
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Russian forces have altered their tactics in employing ballistic weaponry against Ukraine, conducting strikes in so-called “waves” to build up their missile arsenal.
This was stated on the air of the “Kyiv24” television channel by leading aviation expert Valerii Романенко.
According to him, a lull in ballistic shelling does not signify that the enemy is running out of missiles. On the contrary, the occupiers are capable of enduring pauses solely to assemble larger batches of missiles for subsequent massive strikes. The expert emphasized that such cyclicality is exclusively linked to the accumulation process, not to a sharp surge in the volume of Russian military production.
Романенко also provided current data regarding the production rate of the Russian Federation’s primary ballistic threat.
“The estimated production of ‘Iskanders’ remains at a level slightly over 60 missiles per month,” the analyst noted.
Concurrently, the aviation expert observed that the invaders do not exclusively utilize the scarce “Iskanders” for ballistic trajectory strikes. Specifically, during shelling of Kharkiv and frontline regions, Russia regularly employs guided anti-aircraft missiles from S-400 systems, which have been adapted for strikes against ground targets.
Previously, Yurii Ihnat, a representative of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discussed the Achilles’ heel of Ukrainian air defense. He explained that ballistic missiles from Russia continue to pose a challenge for Ukrainian air defense during the repulsion of attacks.
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