Suggest the latest updates Russia uses air defense missiles to attack ground targets in Ukraine, suggesting that Moscow is running out of ground missiles. On Friday, the British Ministry of Defense said it believes there are “critical shortages” of ground attack missiles in Russia.
In their latest update on the war in Ukraine, Defense said that Russia has “almost certainly” deployed S-300 and S-400 missile systems in Ukraine.
Created by the Soviet Union in 1979, the S-300 air defense was designed to shoot down long-range aircraft and missiles.
According to the British Ministry of Defense, these missiles are small warheads intended to destroy aircraft.
The weapons “may pose a significant threat to troops in the open and light buildings, but are unlikely to penetrate hardened structures.”
The Defense Department also said there is a “high probability” that the missiles will miss their intended targets and cause civilian casualties.
On Thursday, it was reported that Vitaliy Kim, the military chief of Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, said Russian forces had used seven air-defense S-300 missiles to attack the area.
The missiles hit infrastructure, energy facilities and storage areas.
Mr Kim also said a shortage of humanitarian aid was obliterated after six missiles hit the region.
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Last Friday, the Ukrainian army managed to repel attacks in Donbas after Russia attempted to take the Vuhlehirsk nuclear power plant.
Ukraine targeted a Russian supply route on Saturday by destroying a crucial bridge in the Russian-controlled Black Sea region of Kherson, currently controlled by Russia.
Ukraine has used long-range weapons that the US gave to the country to prepare a counter-offensive in the Kherson region.
Serhiy Khlan, a Ukrainian official, wrote on social media: “This is not yet Kherson’s liberation, but a serious preparatory step in that direction.”
Ukraine’s main focus was Donbas, with President Zelensky revealing on Saturday that the Ukrainian military was moving “step by step” into Kherson’s Black Sea region.