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Russia’s Missile Arsenal Is Deadly—but Smaller Than Ever

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29.04.2025

Russia continues to wield significant long-range fire capabilities, frequently raining missiles and suicide drones on Ukraine.

The Kremlin has frequently resorted to missile and drone salvos against Ukrainian urban centers and critical infrastructure to compensate for battlefield and diplomatic setbacks. The latest such attack took place last week.

Russia Is Raining Fire on Ukraine

On the night of April 23-24, the Russian military unleashed yet another missile and suicide drone attack against Ukraine. According to the British Ministry of Defence, “[the] large-scale multi-axis, multi-weapon strike package” used strategic bombers, warships and submarines, as well as ground elements, to target urban centers across Ukraine, including both Kyiv, its capital, and Kharkiv, its second-largest city.

The Russian military used hundreds of long-range munitions and suicide drones in the attack.

According to the British assessment, “Russian forces launched at least 200 munitions, including One Way Attack Uncrewed Aerial Systems (OWA UAS), at least 10 Ballistic Missiles (both Russian indigenous and procured from........

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