People watched as anti-aircraft missiles intercept and explode Russian missiles. Image: Taken from Olga Klymenko Twitter
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has continuously bombed civilian homes and structures, killing many innocent civilians. After Ukraine blew up the Crimean Bridge last month, Russia immediately launched a large number of suicide missiles and drones against Ukraine’s urban infrastructure, causing damage and casualties. However, recent Russian airstrikes have slowed down sharply. There is a shortage of weapons, and it is no longer possible to continue to launch large-scale missile attacks.
According to a CNN report, Ukrainian Air Force Command spokesman Yurii Ihnat pointed out that the Russian military is still firing rockets and S-300 anti-aircraft missiles into frontline cities in various places. bomber fired several X-22 missiles on the central area of Ukraine, but the above attacks were relatively sporadic. Over the past week, the Russian military has not seen the use of cruise missiles and suicide drones of Iranian manufacture.
Inat went on to say that due to the Russian army’s lack of weaponry, especially ballistic missiles and air-launched cruise missiles, the Russian army cannot continue large-scale missile attacks. Elements of the Russian military’s weapons shortage include the Iskander missile, the X-555 missile, the X-101 missile and the Kalibr cruise missile, especially the Kalibr cruise missile. The Russian military launched 15 on October , but such missiles cannot be quickly manufactured and put into service.
On the drone side, Inat said that the Russian military has fired more than 400 suicide drones towards Ukraine from all directions, and the Ukrainian military has destroyed more than 330 of them. Western countries have provided the Ukraine more anti-aircraft weapons since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked G7 leaders last month to help stop Russian missiles from hitting Ukrainian cities. With the arrival of advanced Western air defense systems in Ukraine, Ukraine’s air defense system is gradually getting stronger.
