Russia changes tactics of missile attacks on Ukraine – UK Defence Intelligence
www.pravda.com.ua
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:22:54 +0200
UK Defence Intelligence has issued an update on the RussoUkrainian war, focusing on the largescale Russian missile attack on Ukraine during the night of 1213 December.
Source UK Defence Intelligence update dated 28 December on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details The update noted that Russia had used strategic and tactical aircraft and ballistic missile systems during the attack.
In addition, UK intelligence reported that Russian Black Sea Fleet ships had launched Kalibr missiles while loitering munitions had been used from numerous launch sites.
In total, Russia used about 90 missiles and 180 attack drones in the attack.
Russian forces targeted Ukraines critical infrastructure and also aimed to suppress Ukrainian air defences by saturating them with loitering munitions.
Quote It is highly likely Russia has chosen to take time to build stocks between strikes and then launch in larger, less frequent strike waves, rather than the more frequent smaller attacks conducted earlier in the year, the update said.
At the same time, UK intelligence stated that Russia retains the capability and stockpiles to use missiles and drones in smaller numbers as a punitive measure, with little or no warning.
Background In October, UK intelligence reported that Russia had launched approximately 2,000 drones at Ukrainian regions that monthan increase of about 700 compared to September.
On 28 November, UK intelligence noted that Russia experienced a record singleday loss of 2,030 personnel, marking the first time daily losses exceeded 2,000.
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