Russia by fall will not build up third of pre-invasion missile stockpile – Air Force

Russia will not be able to build up a third of the missile stockpile it had at the beginning of the full-scale war of Ukraine by fall.

The reasoning lies behind sanctions pressure, says Yurii Ihnat, Air Force spokespeson.

Russia will use any means for reinforcement, but missile manufacturing is a quite slow process, which is further complicated by sanctions pressure, Ihnat said.

Russia will use any means to build up its capabilities, including missile weapons. They launched so many missiles last autumn and winter…

Perhaps the enemy will try to get some additional systems, perhaps from other countries… But they are unlikely to achieve the potential they have been accumulating for decades, he said.

Since the beginning of spring, Russian troops have been employing new tactics to carry attacks on Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's Air Force has reported.

Now the Russian military is mainly attacking with short-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles, which they have to launch not far behind the frontline or border.

That's why the southern, eastern and northern regions of Ukraine suffer the most, from these missile attacks, Ukraine's Air Force says.

However, in this mode, the missiles are inaccurate. There have been numerous cases of such missiles hitting Ukrainian residential buildings, causing multiple civilian deaths.

Ukraine says that such attacks are intended to terrorize the civilian population, and are not aimed at legitimate military targets.