“Russia Launches Kalibr Missiles in Ukraine: Implications for Future Confrontations”

On the night of May 8-9, the invaders fired 8 Caliber cruise missiles from the Black Sea through the territory of Ukraine.

British intelligence emphasizes that this is only the second time in 2023 that the Russian Federation has launched Kalibr missiles in Ukraine. The last time was March 9th.

Today, May 12, at press service The British Ministry of Defense announced the main theses on the shelling of the territory of Ukraine by Russian cruise missiles.

Experts noted that until March 2023, the Russian Federation did not spare Caliber, but since the new year it has sharply reduced their use against Ukraine. It is possible that the occupiers are saving them for the future, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine go on the counteroffensive and Moscow will know exactly where exactly they can launch a missile attack in order to destroy military equipment.

British intelligence is also confident that, more strategically, the Russian Federation is counting on this type of missile in a possible confrontation with NATO. How to use these scarce and expensive weapons is one of the many dilemmas Russian commanders face as the war in Ukraine is taking much longer than they originally planned.

Earlier, the Pentagon pointed to the main factor that the Armed Forces of Ukraine began actively prepare to the counteroffensive.

Recall that Russian publics sound the alarm and shout about the beginning counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukrainewhich forced the RF Armed Forces to flee from under Bakhmut.

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Author: Dmitry Myronenko