THE QUESTION.
In Ukraine now, Russia is waging a war of attrition after a failed first phase of invasion.
And to support its powerful artillery which unleashes a veritable deluge of fire on the Ukrainian positions, the Russian army can count on large stocks of ammunition inherited from the Soviet period.
But what about precision missiles in particular?
“
The approximately 2,000 missiles that the Russian army fired at Ukraine constituted the majority of its reserves
,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised address on Wednesday.
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These precision missiles, namely cruise missiles and short- and medium-range ballistic or semi-ballistic missiles that can be guided, are essential for the continuation of the war.
Have the Russians exhausted their stock in this area?
Can they easily replenish their supply?
LET'S CHECK.
The Pentagon believed...
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