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It is analyzed that it is highly likely that the stock of long-range missiles has run out as Russia dropped regarding 80 missiles at once in retaliatory air strikes following the explosion of the Krum Bridge.
According to the Guardian, the British defense ministry analyzed daily intelligence analysis data on the 16th (local time) saying that Russia had launched more than 80 missiles at Ukraine in retaliation for the explosion on the Krum Bridge on the 10th. The UK’s defense ministry said that Russia’s long-range strike capability will be significantly reduced in the future as Russia’s missiles are exhausted from the massive airstrike. Considering Russia’s defense industry capabilities, the rate of additional production of advanced missiles will not be supported compared to the rapid consumption of missiles by the Russian military.
Shortly following the explosion on the Krem Bridge, the only link between mainland Russia and the Krum Peninsula on the 8th, President Putin described the explosion of the Crimea Bridge as an act of terror led by Ukrainian special forces. Two days later, on the 10th, the Russian military fired more than 84 cruise missiles at 14 cities including the capital Kiiu, intensively destroying major infrastructure across Ukraine. At least 14 people were killed and more than 97 were injured in the airstrike.
According to the Associated Press, citing a U.S. Defense Department official, the West believes that the missile attack was carried out in large quantities by modifying the interceptor missiles of Russia’s surface-to-air defense system S-300 into offensive surface-to-surface missiles. In retaliation once morest Ukraine, Russia concentrated on mobilizing the remaining stock of expensive S-300 missiles at the risk of inaccuracies.
At the press conference of the 6th Asia Exchange and Confidence Building Summit (CICA) held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on the 14th, President Putin stated that “no more large-scale missile attacks are unnecessary at this time” because of the fact that the stock of missiles is insufficient. There is also the analysis.
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