The situation with the number of missiles from the Russian invaders has not changed significantly. Except that the occupiers used a certain amount for the previous cynical attack.
In addition, they will continue to produce new missiles and use all remaining components to produce precision weapons. Yury Ignat, press secretary of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told Channel 24 about this.
Russia still has enough missiles for shelling
First of all, we are talking about such missiles as the Iskander, Kh-101, Kh-555 and Caliber.These are the missiles that we often talk about. They are always considered because they are high-precision and long-range weapons. – said the press secretary of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As for other types of weapons, the Russians still have a sufficient number of Kh-22 missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, including those for S-300 systems. That is why the threat of rocket attacks remains. Moreover, there is a possibility that Russia will receive Iranian ballistic missiles.
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Consequently, Ukraine needs to strengthen its air defense systems as soon as possible. In addition, the training of our anti-aircraft missile forces specialists in the United States continues.
“The date for the first Patriots to enter service is getting closer. We expect positive signals on SAMP/T,” summed up the press secretary of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense published data on Russian missiles
At the beginning of the year, Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov published data on the remnants of missiles from the enemy. According to him, as of January 3, Russia has 19% of strategic high-precision missiles, about 78% of tactical missiles.
So, given that the Russian invaders continue to produce missiles, they have:
- 144 Iskander-type missiles
- 59 Kalibrov – 9% of the number as of February 24, taking into account the 150 units that Russia manufactured during the war,
- 118 X-101/X-555 missiles.
Russian missile potential as of January 3/Photo by Alexey Reznikov
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense also reported that Moscow is already using missiles manufactured in 2022. This indicates that the invaders attack with missiles immediately from the moment of production.
The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky said that according to intelligence data, the invaders can produce about 30 X-101 units in a month. At the same time, there are fewer “Calibers” – 15 – 20 units.
