Russia is ramping up production of Iskander missiles. Putin's goal: critical infrastructure.
Moscow shows no signs of retreating. The high-speed production makes additional war tactics available to Russia. It raises questions about whether the Russian weapons arsenal is actually coming to an end. The purchase of further short-range ballistic missiles from North Korea, for example, is currently intended to further support Russia's capacities. The KN-23 systems have a similar function and design to the Iskander-M. The two systems have become popular in recent months for attacking Ukraine's critical infrastructure and military bases. The attacks on energy infrastructure, production facilities and command and control centers are vulnerabilities that the Russian military has particularly targeted. For example, a Ukrainian drone factory was recently destroyed by the military. The attack was carried out by a Russian military drone, which was then attributed to exploding equipment in the official report. It is unlikely that Russia will eventually run out of military equipment due to Russia's regular attacks and weapons production.