![]() ![]() The US and Ukrainian governments, as well as outside experts, all assess that these steps were taken due to the Russian military now running low on modern, precision-guided systems that it can expend on a regular basis. While the latest and most modern Russian long-range systems, like the Kalibr cruise missile and the Iskander-M SRBM, were heavily employed in the early stages of the conflict, US intelligence reports point out that Moscow has recently scaled back the extensive use of these classes of weapons in favor of older-generation analogues. That level of dependence likely means Russia’s ability to re-stock the missiles and weapon systems that have been expended in the conflict will be heavily curtailed for the foreseeable future - and, in some cases, effectively impossible. Reports from foreign experts examining Russian hardware abandoned on the field and dissection of long-range missile components still intact after impact by Ukrainian intelligence analysts demonstrates clearly that the weapon systems being used in this war are heavily dependent on inputs from foreign suppliers - the majority of whom are legally barred from doing business with Russia under the current sanctions regime. With thousands of vehicles, helicopters and jets now having been destroyed by Ukrainian forces, one of the greatest questions facing Moscow’s military planners are how to produce or procure new equipment, at a time when sanctions are limiting their ability to procure key parts.ĭetails show a dim and severely diminished future for Russia’s defense industrial sector. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)įORT LAUDERDALE, FLA: Two and a half months after’s Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a clear theme has emerged: the technology Russia brought to the fight was largely outdated or poorly maintained. A Ukrainian serviceman walks past destroyed Russian tanks not far from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on April 3, 2022.
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