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Russia Deploys Modified Training Missiles to Exhaust Ukrainian Air Defenses

Russia is now using modified RM48U training missiles in large-scale strikes against Ukraine, leveraging their lower accuracy to deplete scarce Patriot interceptor stocks while preserving Iskander, KN-23, and Zircon missiles for potential winter campaigns. The tactic signals a deliberate attrition strategy against Ukrainian air defense, though the effectiveness and scale remain partially unverified.

Kyiv Post1 day agoRU, UAengCredibility 48%View source

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Mosaic Score9.0

Confidence0.5

Significance0.8

Source credibility0.5

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#missiles #air-defense #attrition #ukraine #russia #patriot

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activeConflict1h ago

Russia Modifies Training Missiles for Attrition Strikes Against Ukraine

Russia is confirmed to be deploying modified RM48U training missiles in strikes against Ukraine, with over half of July's ballistic and hypersonic rockets reportedly being RM48U. This tactic is assessed as a deliberate attrition strategy to deplete Ukrainian air defense stocks, particularly Patriot interceptors, while conserving precision missiles like Iskander, KN-23, and Zircon for future campaigns. The full operational impact and scale of this strategy remain partially unverified.

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