Iskander-M
Russian short-range ballistic missile, core of the missile strikes on Ukraine
Russia's main tactical ballistic system: a mobile wheeled TEL (9P78-1) carrying two solid-propellant 9M723 missiles. The missile flies a flat, quasi-ballistic trajectory, manoeuvres in the terminal phase and can release decoys, so warning time is short and interception is practically only possible with Patriot PAC-3. The system also fires the Iskander-K cruise missiles (9M727/9M728). Since 2022 it has been used daily against Ukrainian cities, energy and military targets, often from the border regions of Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod. According to Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (HUR), Russia produces 60–70 a month and in summer 2026 used the 9M723-2 ('Iskander-1000') with ≈ 550 km range against Kyiv for the first time. Ukraine estimates the stockpile at only ≈ 100 (Sep 2026) and sees Russia using cheaper RM-48Us (S-400) to conserve Iskanders. Teardowns found 140+ foreign components per missile, 62 of them US-made.
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- Launcher
- 9P78-1 TEL on MZKT-7930 8x8, 2 missiles
- L × W × H
- 13.7 × 3.51 × 3.45 m
- Weight
- 40 t (combat)
- Missile (L × Ø, span)
- 9M723: 7.3 m × Ø 0.92 m; 3,800 kg
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; WEG (ODIN)
General
- Type
- SRBM, solid propellant, quasi-ballistic; Iskander-K: cruise missiles from the same launcher
- Launch platform
- 9P78-1 wheeled TEL (8×8), 2 missiles; 9T250 reloader
- Production / stockpile
- 60–70 per month (HUR, Sep 2026); according to Meduza (13 Oct 2026) up from ≈ 60 to ≈ 75 per month, or ≈ 80–100 including quasi-ballistic types (RU Mil Tracker e-20261014-02); stockpile ≈ 100 (Ukrainian estimate, Sep 2026)
- Stockpile / production (HUR, Oct 2026)
- ≈ 115 Iskander-Ms in stock, production up to 65 a month; a modernised Iskander with a projected range of 550–700 km is in development — source: Euromaidan Press / NV, RU Mil Tracker e-20261023-02; Ukrainian estimate, cannot be independently verified
- Diverging estimate (Oct 2026)
- Zelenskyy (4 Oct 2026): Russia holds up to 700 ballistic missiles and produces 130–140 per month. This is a total across all ballistic types (not only Iskander-M), so it is not directly comparable with the HUR figures above; Ukrainian claim, not independently verifiable — source: Ukrainska Pravda, RU Mil Tracker e-20261005-02
- Supply chain (Oct 2026)
- According to HUR, Voskhod-KRLZ (Kaluga Radio Tube Plant) supplies components for the Zarya-61M onboard computer and the GIB-123-4 inertial navigation system of the 9M727 (Iskander-K) and RUD20 microchips for the 9M723 (Iskander-M). The plant was reportedly struck by Ukraine on 3 Oct 2026; damage not independently confirmed — source: Militarnyi, RU Mil Tracker e-20261005-01
- Supplier Proton hit (23 Oct 2026)
- Missiles likely hit the Proton joint-stock company in the Sovetsky district of Oryol (~160 km from the Ukrainian border), a maker of optoelectronics, semiconductors and electronic components. According to the monitoring channel Exilenova+, Proton supplies diode modules, switch-inverters and onboard electronics for the Iskander-M's 9M723, the S-71 Kover and the Pantsir-S1. Governor Klychkov confirmed a missile strike on a factory; Storm Shadow (or Flamingo, according to Russian sources) is named but unconfirmed, and Ukraine has not claimed the attack — source: Defence Blog / Euromaidan Press, RU Mil Tracker e-20261024-03, e-20261024-s03; damage not independently confirmed
- Components
- 140+ foreign parts per missile, including 62 US-made (teardown July 2026)
- Launchers hit (Sep–Oct 2026)
- According to Ukrainian Defence Minister Khmara (11 Oct 2026), eight Russian launchers used for ballistic strikes have been hit since early September: three destroyed, five damaged. According to Militarnyi these were Iskander and S-400 systems; the split per system was not disclosed — source: Ukrainska Pravda / Militarnyi, RU Mil Tracker e-20261012-02; Ukrainian claim, not independently confirmed
Performance
- Max range
- ≈ 210–270 NM (390–500 km), depending on source; 9M723-2 'Iskander-1000': ≈ 300 NM (550 km), HUR Aug 2026
- Speed
- Hypersonic in the terminal phase (order of Mach 6–7, open-source estimate)
- Apogee
- Low and flat, order of ≈ 160,000 ft (50 km)
- Warhead
- ≈ 480 kg conventional (several types, incl. cluster); nuclear possible
- Guidance
- Inertial + satellite navigation; optical terminal guidance on some versions; decoys (9B899)
Threat
- Effect
- Fast precision strike on C2, air defence, airfields, energy and cities; minutes of warning
- Countermeasure
- Hit-to-kill interception (Patriot PAC-3 MSE); hunting launchers near the border (drones, HIMARS)
- Threat level
- Very high — the backbone of Russia's ballistic strikes, supplemented by KN-23 and RM-48U
News archive 44
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Ukraine's HUR names 30 foreign-made machines used by Russian ballistic missile producers, including Chinese five-axis centres and German Rohde & Schwarz equipment
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR) has published details of 30 items of foreign-made technological equipment that it says are used by Russian factories producing ballistic missiles and their components, such as altimeters, aerodynamic rudders and gyroscopes. According to HUR, the equipment was made in China, Germany, Taiwan, the US, Türkiye, Switzerland a…
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Ukraine confirms missile strike on Energiya plant in Yelets, sole Russian maker of glide-bomb guidance batteries and supplier for Iskander and Kinzhal
On the afternoon of 25 October, missiles struck the Energiya plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, about 250 km from the Ukrainian border. The Ukrainian OSINT community Exilenova+ said the strike most likely involved UK-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Lipetsk Governor Igor Artamonov confirmed a strike on Yelets's industrial zone and said one person was in…
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Ukraine strikes Tolyattikauchuk synthetic-rubber plant and an aircraft at Yeysk; Russian MoD claims 616 drones downed
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine's defence forces struck the Tolyattikauchuk plant in Tolyatti (Samara Oblast) and an aircraft at the Yeysk airfield in Krasnodar Krai on 23 October and the night of 23–24 October. At Tolyatti an explosion and fire were recorded near the facility; photos and videos shared by m…
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Ukrainian drones strike Omsk's northern industrial zone in Siberia, about 2,500 km from Ukraine; petrochemical plant and logistics hub reported hit
Ukrainian drones attacked Omsk in Siberia on Saturday 24 October 2026. Governor Vitaly Khotsenko said on his Max channel that air defences were still repelling the attack and that drones had "reached the Northern Industrial Cluster" of the city; flights at Omsk airport had been temporarily restricted earlier that day (TASS). The Kyiv Independent, citing the…
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Zelensky sanctions Russian missile makers and military-industry suppliers, including RUSAL group companies
President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted two decisions of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council. They impose sanctions on Russian companies and individuals involved in producing ballistic and cruise missiles, drones, military aircraft and other weapons, Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing the President's Office.
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Zelensky: Ukraine received only 24 Patriot interceptors from the US in the past 90 days
In an interview with ABC News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States had supplied Ukraine with only 24 interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defence system over the past 90 days, Militarnyi reported on 24 October, linking to the interview. He compared that with the opening of the Middle East war, when he said countries fired about…
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Proton plant in Oryol, supplier of Iskander-M, Pantsir-S1 and S-71 Kover components, reportedly struck by missiles
On 23 October 2026 a missile strike likely hit the Proton joint-stock company in the Sovetsky District of Oryol (Orel), about 160 km from the Ukrainian border, according to the monitoring channel Exilenova+ and the OSINT projects Supernova and Astra, citing local reports. Proton makes optoelectronic equipment, semiconductor devices and electronic components…
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«Минус еще один: «Герань» только что разнесла вертолёт Ми-24 на аэродроме Миргород» (Rybar: 'One more down: a Geran has just destroyed an Mi-24 helicopter at Myrhorod airfield')
The Russian milblogger channel Rybar claims that a Geran one-way attack drone (the Russian-produced Shahed derivative) has destroyed a Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopter at Myrhorod airfield (Poltava oblast). Rybar presents this as further evidence of losses in Ukraine's aviation and recalls that a Russian Iskander strike destroyed a Su-27 at the same airfie…
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HUR: Russia keeps missile stocks steady at up to 700 ballistic and several thousand cruise missiles, produces 200+ missiles a month, and has ordered over 100,000 Geran-type drones and decoys for 2026
According to figures Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) gave the Ukrainian outlet NV, published on 20 October 2026 and reported by Euromaidan Press, Russia holds up to 700 ballistic missiles and several thousand cruise missiles in reserve, roughly the same level HUR reported in July despite the autumn mass strikes. Russia can produce more than 200 missil…
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Russia hits Kyiv with Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon and Oniks missiles and 210 drones, including cluster-armed Iskanders in the historic centre, hours after the Putin–Witkoff meeting; at least 9 killed across Ukraine
Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine from 18:00 on 21 October 2026 into the morning of 22 October, with Kyiv as the main target. According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia fired Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-400 missiles, Zircon and Oniks missiles from Kursk, Bryansk and Rostov oblasts, together with 210 drones: Shahed (110 of the…
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Bipartisan group of 23 US House members urges Trump to ask Elon Musk to let Ukraine use Starlink to hunt Russian ballistic missile launchers inside Russia
A bipartisan group of 23 members of the US House of Representatives, seven Republicans and 16 Democrats, has written to President Donald Trump urging him to ask Elon Musk to let Ukraine use the Starlink satellite internet system to hunt for missile launchers inside Russia. The letter, sent on 21 October, was obtained by The Hill and reported by European Pra…
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Russian drone and missile attack on the night of 20-21 October and daytime strikes on 21 October kill at least five: Kyiv high-rise, Korotych (Kharkiv Oblast), a double-tap strike in Chernihiv, universities in Kremenchuk and Uman, children injured in Chortkiv
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on 20-21 October, starting at 18:00 on 20 October, with Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from airspace over Rostov Oblast and 186 attack drones, 88 of them jet-powered Shaheds, plus S8000 Banderol/Dan-T, Gerbera and Parodiya-type decoys, according to Ukraine's Air Force as reported by Mezha. The drones were launched from…
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«Змінилися обставини, в основному — погодні умови»: відсоток збиття ворожих реактивних дронів і далі зростає (ArmyInform: 'Circumstances have changed, mainly the weather': the share of enemy jet drones shot down keeps rising)
Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on the national telethon that the weather shaped Russia's tactics in the overnight missile and drone attack on 19 October, ArmyInform reports. Kyiv was hit in two waves of missile strikes with Iskander-M and S-400 missiles. On warnings from partners, Ihnat said the earlier pattern roughly repeated: informati…
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US restores ballistic-missile launch warnings to Ukraine after a week of gaps that included Russia's 16-missile strike on Kyiv on 18–19 October, Zelensky says; Rubio calls 'no-warning' claims outrageous and blames a technical issue
On 20 October President Zelensky said at a press conference broadcast by Suspilne that the United States had restored intelligence sharing with Ukraine, including advance warnings of Russian ballistic missile launches, after a call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Euromaidan Press reports. In a Telegram post Zelensky called the call 'constructive' an…
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Ukraine still waiting almost a month for Hegseth's sign-off on allied-funded Patriot and NASAMS interceptors, now the last remaining US hold, as Kyiv also presses Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 MSE and F-16 repairs
On 26 October President Zelensky said Ukraine has been waiting 'almost a month' for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on missiles for its Patriot and NASAMS systems, and that he had instructed his team to raise the matter with Washington once again, Ukrainska Pravda and Euromaidan Press report. He spoke after a coordination meeting with the defe…
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Russia strikes Ukraine overnight 16–17 October with Iskander-M/KN-23, Kh-22/32, Kalibr and 332 drones; no ballistic or Kh-22/32 missiles reported intercepted
On the night of 16–17 October Russia carried out a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, according to Ukraine's Air Force as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. It used Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-22/32 cruise missiles, four sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles and 332 Shahed (31 jet-powered) and Gerbera attack drones, plus S-8000 Banderol dron…
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«ПВО ВСУ в ночь на субботу не смогла перехватить ни одной ракеты ОТРК «Искандер»» (Topwar: 'Ukrainian air defence failed to intercept a single Iskander missile on Saturday night')
Topwar (author Yevgenia Chernova) describes the Russian combined strike on Ukraine in the night to 17 October. The figures come from the Ukrainian Air Force. Russia reportedly used Iskander-M ballistic missiles, plus KN-23 missiles according to the Ukrainian side, as well as Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles, four sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles and 332 strik…
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Zelensky: Russia wants to deploy ballistic missiles in Belarus to strike western Ukraine, already placing drone relays there
Speaking to journalists on 17 October, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is preparing to step up strikes on western Ukraine and wants to use Belarusian territory to do so. According to Zelensky, Russia is already placing relays (repeaters) for drones on Belarusian territory so it can use that corridor to intensify drone attacks. He said thi…
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Russia fires 39 ballistic-trajectory missiles and 128 drones, 77 of them jet-powered, at Ukraine overnight on 13-14 October: three killed in Kyiv, power cut in five districts
Russia carried out a massed combined strike on Ukraine between 18:00 on 13 October and the morning of 14 October, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. It says its radio-technical troops tracked 167 air-attack assets. These were 39 missiles flying ballistic trajectories, listed as Iskander-M, KN-23, S-400, Zircon and Oniks and launched from Kursk, Bryansk,…
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Ukraine says it hit an Iskander-M repair base in Kursk Oblast and a radar station in Bryansk Oblast, plus fuel and ammunition depots in occupied Luhansk Oblast
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says its forces struck several Russian military facilities on 12 October and during the night of 12-13 October, Ukrainska Pravda reports. The most notable target was a repair base near Kondrinka in Russia's Kursk Oblast. According to the General Staff, the base serviced self-propelled launchers and transport-…
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Ukrainian intelligence: Kh-47M2 Kinzhal shares ~90% of its components with the Iskander-M's 9M723, and 58 Russian firms make it
On 12 October Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR/DIU) published a breakdown of the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal and its production chain, including an interactive 3D model on its War&Sanctions portal, as reported by Militarnyi and Euromaidan Press. HUR gives the missile the Russian industrial designation 9-S-7760 and describes it as a single-stage, solid-fuel aeroballi…
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Ukraine says it has hit eight Russian Iskander and S-400 launchers used for ballistic strikes since September, destroying three
Ukrainian Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara told journalists on 11 October that Ukraine's defence forces hit eight Russian launchers used for ballistic missile strikes during September and early October: three destroyed and five damaged. According to Militarnyi, these were launchers of the Iskander and S-400 systems. Khmara said the strikes "have forced the en…
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«Понад 52 тисячі цілей за місяць: Повітряні Сили оприлюднили результати роботи у вересні» (ArmyInform: More than 52,000 targets in a month: the Air Force publishes its September results)
ArmyInform, the news agency of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, reports the Ukrainian Air Force's results for September 2026, published on 10 October. According to the Air Force, Ukraine's Defence Forces destroyed more than 4,700 aerial targets during the month and also neutralised more than 48,000 tactical-level UAVs, giving the headline total of over 52…
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Ukraine says an intercepted Russian document plans up to 1,000 missiles, drones and bombs against 60 Ukrainian infrastructure targets this winter
Ukraine says it has obtained a Russian plan for a winter strike campaign against its critical infrastructure. Euromaidan Press, citing The New York Times (2 October) and RFE/RL's Schemes project (8 October), reports that the Russian-language document is dated August and lists 60 key targets to be hit with up to 1,000 weapons. These reportedly include up to…
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Drone strike shuts down Yandex data center on grounds of sanctioned Sasta machine-tool plant in Sasovo (Ryazan region)
Overnight on 8 October 2026 a drone attack caused a fire in Sasovo, Ryazan region (about 580 km from Ukraine), hitting the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, where Yandex has occupied part of the former premises since 2014. Yandex said the Sasovo data center had completely stopped operating; there were no casualties. According to Meduza, it houses two…
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Strike reported on Kaluga Radio Tube Plant (Voskhod), supplier of electronics for Kh-101 and Iskander missiles
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck Voskhod-KRLZ, the Kaluga Radio Tube Plant in western Russia, on 3 October 2026. The Ukrainian OSINT project Supernova+ reported the hit that evening, citing local residents. Residents' videos carry a jet-engine sound before the explosion, which suggests cruise missiles or jet-powered drones. The Kaluga regional governor sa…
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Russia shows Pantsir-S1M on Belarusian MZKT-7930-312 chassis at Tsentr-2026, first official confirmation of the configuration
During the strategic exercise Tsentr-2026, Russia showed an upgraded Pantsir-S1M gun-and-missile air defence system mounted on a Belarusian MZKT-7930-312 chassis, Defence Blog reports. It is the first official confirmation of this configuration, which until now was known only from a leaked supply contract and from one vehicle that Ukrainian drone operators…
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Ukraine's Fire Point FP-7 tactical ballistic missile used in combat for the first time, reportedly against a target in occupied territory; Zelensky says the Moscow-range FP-9 will be ready this autumn
On 1 October President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Telegram the first combat use of the FP-7, a ground-launched tactical ballistic missile developed by the Ukrainian company Fire Point (maker of the FP-1/FP-2 attack drones and the FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile): "Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile. FP-7. First combat use. Thank you for the result. Next…
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Противник заявил о первом применении ВС РФ ракеты «Искандера» с проникающей БЧ
Topwar (Voennoe Obozrenie) reports, in a short news item by Aleksei Volodin of 30 September, that Ukrainian sources claim Russia used a new modification of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system's missile for the first time during that day's missile strike. According to the Ukrainian statements cited, this version differs from other Iskander varia…
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Russian combined strike on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, 29-30 Sep: Zircon/Oniks, Iskander and 188 drones, energy infrastructure the main target
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia attacked Ukraine on the night of 29-30 September (from 18:00 on 29 September) with Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles launched from Kursk Oblast, Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts, and 188 drones: Shahed (86 of them jet-powered), Gerbera attack drones and Parodiya decoy UAVs.…
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Ukraine Strikes russian Missile Fuel Plants, Drone Launch Sites, and Air Defense Radars in One Week
Defense Express summarises a General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine overview of strikes carried out on 21–27 September 2026. On the defence-industrial side, the list includes the Zavod Iskra research and production enterprise in Ulyanovsk (part of the Almaz-Antey concern, making electronic equipment and weapon components) and the Azov Optical and Mech…
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Night of 28-29 Sep: Russia strikes Ukraine with a Zircon, two ballistic missiles and 152 drones; Air Force claims 109 downed, two unexploded ballistic warheads defused in Kyiv
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on 28-29 September 2026 with one Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missile, two Iskander-M or S-400 ballistic missiles (launched from Kursk Oblast) and 152 drones, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The drones were Shahed types (82 of them jet-powered), Gerbera attack drones and Parodiya decoys, launched from Oryol, Millerovo, Kursk an…
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Hwasong-11Ma-1 Details Reveal 9.8-Ton "Classical" Hypersonic Missile, Key Question Is Whether Pyongyang Transfers It to russia
Defense Express reports new details on North Korea's Hwasong-11Ma-1, which Pyongyang first presented in October 2025 and then waited almost a year to launch. It was first tested on 20 September 2026 over 908 km, with the warhead-glider covering most of the distance. Citing Janes estimates, the article gives a body length of 9.6 m, a diameter of 1.1 m and a…
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Ukrainian expert: Russia's best missile defences ring Moscow, leaving other strategic sites exposed to Ukraine's emerging ballistic missiles
Vadym Kushnikov, a military analyst with the Ukrainian defence portal Militarnyi, argued on Ukrainian Radio (reported 23 September 2026 and picked up by Ukrinform, UNIAN and Euromaidan Press) that Russia cannot protect all of its strategic sites against Ukrainian ballistic missiles. In his assessment, Russia does have systems capable of intercepting ballist…
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Russia strikes Kyiv with drones by day, then Zircon and Iskander-M missiles overnight; Zelensky claims 60% of ballistic missiles intercepted
Over roughly 24 hours on 23–24 September 2026, Russia struck Kyiv first with a daytime drone attack and then overnight with a combined missile and drone strike. On the morning of 23 September, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported drone hits on petrol stations in Holosiivskyi and Darnytskyi districts, a transport infrastructure facility, a four-storey busine…
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Russia ramps up ballistic strikes on Ukraine using converted S-400 missiles
Russia has driven its ballistic missile campaign against Ukraine to record intensity through mass use of the RM48U — a converted training/target missile originally built on decommissioned S-400 interceptor missiles (48N6DM family) and used to train air-defence crews — according to a Reuters exclusive based on official Ukrainian data. The missiles are now fi…
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Ukraine's hidden RAM-2X strike drone: maker claims over 350 Russian systems destroyed
Ukrainian manufacturer Ukrspecsystems, also known for its SHARK reconnaissance drones, has unveiled the RAM-2X after keeping it secret for two years: a loitering munition specifically employed against Russian S-400 and S-300 air defense systems and Iskander ballistic missile launchers. At its 2024 combat debut the drone had a range of about 140 km; this has…
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Partisans Claim Sabotage at Russian Missile-Component Plant in Voronezh
Ukrainian partisan group Atesh claims it sabotaged an electrical substation feeding VZPP-Sborka, a semiconductor, integrated-circuit and power-module plant in Voronezh, roughly 250 km from the Ukrainian border, announcing the operation on Sept. 16, 2026. According to Atesh, an agent infiltrated the substation and destroyed the main distribution cabinet, tri…
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russia to test new ballistic missile with ~800 km range, possibly by striking western Ukraine
Ukraine's military intelligence directorate (HUR) says Russia is preparing final tests of a new ballistic missile with a range of up to roughly 800 kilometers before the end of 2026. The statement was made by Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of the HUR, at a session of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council on 8 September 2026. The HUR attri…
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Russia hammers Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones, missiles and glide bombs, 8-10 September 2026
Russia continued its intensive bombardment of Ukrainian cities through a second consecutive night, extending the heavy combined salvo of 8-9 September into the night of 9-10 September. On 8-9 September, Russian forces struck with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S8000 "Banderol" missiles and roughly 196 Shahed-type attack drones (including jet-powered variant…
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Ukraine unveils home-built 'Koral' air-defense missile with claimed anti-ballistic role at MSPO 2026
At Poland's MSPO 2026 defense exhibition in Kielce (8–11 September 2026), Ukraine publicly displayed its domestically developed "Koral" (also spelled "Coral"; Ukrainian Корал) surface-to-air missile for the first time, alongside a launcher concept. State defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom released an image showing a missile launching from a self-propelled l…
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HUR: Russia failed to substitute Western chips in the Kinzhal missile and reverted to US-made processors
According to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president's commissioner for sanctions policy, Russia's effort to substitute Western microelectronics in the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile with domestic chips has failed. In 2023 the Russian defence industry attempted a mass replacement of American Texas Instruments processors with locally produced equivalents, but a…
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Ukraine's Defence Intelligence discloses 155 Ruselectronics enterprises supplying components for Russian weapons
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR) has published data on 155 enterprises that are part of, or managed by, the Ruselectronics (Roselektronika) holding, a subsidiary of Russia's state corporation Rostec. The information was added to the "aggressor's military-industrial complex" section of HUR's War&Sanctions portal. The holding groups plants and research in…
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Ukraine's foreign intelligence: European NATO members may be a 'second target' of Russia's winter missile buildup
Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) has warned that European NATO members may become a "second target" of Russia's winter missile buildup, alongside primary strikes on Ukraine's critical infrastructure and power grid. Major General Oleh Luhovskyi presented the assessment to European national security advisors on 6 September 2026. According to the…