One of the X-101 missiles launched by the Tu-95 was manufactured in the first quarter of 2023
And this is not the first case of “fresh” missiles this year
Last night, on April 28, Russian strategic aviation carried out another terrorist attack on Ukraine with X-101/X-555 missiles – 23 missiles were launched in total, of which 21 missiles (91.3%) were shot down by our air defense. This is the first massive missile attack by the occupiers in almost two months – the previous one took place on March 9, during which the enemy fired 81 missiles.
According to Defense Express, at least one X-101 missile, manufactured this year, or more precisely, in the first quarter, was used in today’s shelling. And this is a typical situation when the occupiers use newly manufactured missiles in missile attacks.
Moreover, the closer to the end of the year, the fresher the missiles were. For example, in October 2022, an X-101 missile manufactured in the second quarter of the same year was spotted in one of the Russians’ volleys, and in December the enemy launched missiles manufactured in the fourth quarter.
We can also recall one of the illustrative examples from this year – according to Defense Express, a missile manufactured in the first quarter was also used during one of the Russian attacks in February 2023 – by the way, this missile did not explode then.
Of course, it is difficult to draw any conclusions from one missile, as well as from the results of one missile attack, but in general, it is likely that Russia plans to reduce the rate of missile attacks for a certain period in order to accumulate its missile stockpile.
For example, earlier the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces assessed Russia’s ability to accumulate stockpiles of long-range missiles by the fall, and according to our military, from April to October this year, Russia can produce about 300 long-range missiles in total.
