Ukrainian intelligence official reveals Russian missile stockpile numbers

On December 27th, a Ukrainian intelligence official disclosed the number of long-range missiles Russia currently has in its stockpiles waiting to be used by Moscow in Ukraine. 

The official also disclosed Moscow’s monthly production capabilities for several types of its most powerful missiles, many of which the official said were still dependent on foreign components. 

According to Andrii Yusov, the press representative for the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence, Russia’s current missile stockpile contains 1,400 long-range missiles of various types.  

Yusov divulged this information during an interview with the Ukrainian news outlet Novyny.LIVE and noted Moscow has been diligent in maintaining its stockpiles.

Russia has 350 sea-launched Kalibr-class cruise missiles, 500 medium-range anti-ship Onyx missiles, more than 50 air-launched hypersonic ballistic Kinzhal missiles, and over 130 Iskander missiles according to Yusov, as reported by RBC Ukraine. 

Russia also has more than 400 X-101 air-launched cruise missiles, X-55 strategic aviation cruise missiles, and X-35 subsonic cruise missiles in its stockpile according to Yusov’s comments. 

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Yusov said that Russia’s “stockpiles are largely untouched, which is why they pay great attention to planning and intelligence,” according to a translation of his comments by the Ukrainian newsgroup The New Voice of Ukraine. 

“They are no longer acting as recklessly as they did at the start of the invasion,” Yusov added. This is a problem for Ukraine since Russia’s large stockpile of missiles is made worse by its rather large monthly missile production capacity. 

Yusov revealed that Moscow is making 40-50 Iskander missiles per month, as well as 30-50 Kalibr-class missiles and 50 X-101 cruise missiles. These are some of the main missile models used to strike targets in Ukraine.

Defense Express reported that Russia’s missile stockpiles haven’t grown much since November 2023. At the time, Ukrainian intelligence revealed Moscow’s missile stockpile stood at 870. However, Russia’s Onyx anti-ship missiles were not included in that list. 

If Russia’s Onyx stockpile at the time was added to the final total of missiles available to be used, Moscow only had a stockpile of 1,370 missiles, slightly less than what it has available at the moment. 

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