Russia amasses 1,500 missiles to strike Ukraine
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Russia has launched a new campaign of attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector. Russia has more than 1,500 missiles in its arsenal due to increased production and a pause in shelling, according to RBC-Ukraine article Ready for terror: How many missiles and drones Russia stockpiled to attack Ukraine's energy sector.
According to data obtained by RBC-Ukraine from informed sources, Russia has managed to accumulate a sufficient number of missiles with a range of more than 350 kilometers.
In addition, Russia, despite all the sanctions imposed, has managed to increase production rates for certain items over the past year. While a year ago, the monthly volume was measured at 115-130 strategic missiles, now, according to RBC-Ukraine, it is about 170.
Among all the items, Moscow has increased production of ballistic Iskanders the most. According to the agency's sources, Russia plans to produce about 70 Iskander-M missiles in November, and its stocks as of November 20 amount to 350 units. The plan for the production of cruise missiles for Iskander in November is 12 units, with a stock of 210.
As for the Kh-101, their production in November should be 50 units, and the stock as of November 20 is 220. And now Russia has begun to launch them not only from Tu-95s but also from Tu-160s, which was hardly ever recorded before. During the shelling on November 21, Russia again fired several Kh-101 and Kinzhal missiles at Ukraine.
Moscow has managed to accumulate the most Kalibr missiles: as of November 20, Russia has about 390 of them in its warehouses, and 30 are scheduled for release in November.
As for the Kinzhals, their stockpile is 70 missiles, and the expected production in November is 12 units.
In addition, Russia may have about 230 Kh-22s (Tu-22M3 carriers) in its warehouses. Russia no longer produces them, but every month it carries out a deep modernization of a dozen of them, getting Kh-32s as a result.
In addition, according to RBC-Ukraine, Moscow may also have about 45 North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles in stock.
Russia missile strikes on Ukraine
On November 17, Russia fired its first missile attack on Ukraine's energy sector in recent months. As a result, blackout schedules were introduced in all regions.
The US Embassy in Kyiv closed on November 20 due to the threat of a major Russian missile strike. This was followed by the closure of some European embassies.
Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine on November 21. Russian target was mostly the city of Dnipro.
