UK Intelligence Unveils Details of Ukraine long-range missile …”>Russia‘s Massive Missile Strike on Ukraine
The United Kingdom’s defence intelligence has published a detailed overview of Russia’s massive missile attack on Ukraine, which took place overnight from December 12 to 13. The report, released on the British Ministry of Defence’s X (Twitter) account, provides insights into the scale and tactics employed by Russia in this latest assault.
The attack saw Russia deploy both strategic and tactical aviation, along with ballistic missile systems. Naval forces in the Black Sea launched ‘Kaliber’ missiles, while numerous launch platforms were used to deploy strike drones. In total, Russia fired around 90 missiles and launched 180 strike drones.
The primary targets of this attack were critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. Russia also attempted to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences by saturating the attack with strike drones. This strategy suggests a shift in Russia’s approach, potentially aiming to conserve resources by launching fewer but larger waves of attacks rather than more frequent smaller ones, as seen earlier in the year.
However, the UK intelligence report notes that Russia maintains the capability and reserves to launch smaller-scale missile and drone strikes as a punitive measure without prior warning.
Earlier this month, British intelligence reported that Russia had launched around 2,000 strike drones at Ukrainian regions over the course of a month, a significant increase from the previous month. Additionally, in late November, Russia suffered a record daily loss of 2,030 personnel, the first time its daily casualties exceeded 2,000.
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